Inside real estate portfolios built by Hollywood’s top Batman stars

Playing Batman is one of the most lucrative gigs in Hollywood, spawning property empires worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Beyond multimillion-dollar movie salaries, the actors who played the Dark Knight have built staggering real estate portfolios spanning private ranches, Italian villas, and high-security LA compounds. Here is how the Caped Crusaders traded superhero fame for real estate fortunes. George Clooney Stepping into the cowl for 1997’s Batman & Robin, George Clooney leveraged his Hollywood stardom into a $150m ($US100m) global property portfolio alongside his wife Amal. Their crown jewel is Villa Oleander on Italy’s Lake Como, snapped up in 2002 for $45m ($US30m). The couple’s holdings also include a $22.2m ($US14.7m) New York City condo, a $19.6m ($US13m) UK manor, and a $12.5m ($US8.3m) French estate. In 1992, Clooney bought a Studio City mansion from rock legend Stevie Nicks for $3.3m ($US2.2m), before selling it in 2024 to NFL star Christian McCaffrey and Olivia Culpo for $22m ($US14.5m). MORE: Truth behind A-lister’s 4-year disappearance Swift rejected over wall, $8m neighbour act Bruno Mars shocks on $60m debt claims at 40 George Clooney stepped into the ...