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Damon’s 2026 fortune estimated at $170 millionCelebrity Net Worth estimates Damon’s 2026 wealth at $170 million; The Odyssey earned $911 million worldwide in its first three weeks.
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- Celebrity Net Worth estimates Damon’s 2026 net worth at $170 million; he regularly earns $20 million to $25 million for roles.
- The Odyssey grossed $911 million worldwide in its first three weeks; Damon’s performance has already generated Oscar buzz.
- Damon and Ben Affleck wrote Good Will Hunting while in college and received the 1998 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
- According to Water.org, 92 million people have benefited from its microcredit loans for safe water; Damon co-founded the organization with Gary White.
"He taught us to approach your work with a kind of abandonment that took out that fear of failure from the equation so you kind of just dive into it and put your head down and bust your ass."— Gerry Speca, Damon’s drama teacher; quoted in a Boston Magazine interview in which Damon recounts the influence Speca had on his craft.
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