Al Pacino went bankrupt while filming 'The Godfather Part 3'.

The Godfather , released in 1972, was a resounding commercial success, grossing $286 million and receiving critical acclaim, but Al Pacino was not paid much for the film, with rumors suggesting he only received $35,000 in salary.

Al Pacino has turned 84.

"By the time filming The Godfather was finished, I was bankrupt. My manager took my share of the salary while I had to live off the support of actress Jill Clayburgh," he wrote in his memoir , Sonny Boy .

Al Pacino didn't work much, only appearing in five films throughout the 1980s.

Made with a budget of $54 million, The Godfather : Part III premiered in 1990 and grossed $136.9 million worldwide , according to Box Office Mojo. Pacino was paid $8 million for this film, plus $50,000 per day for nearly a week of extra filming.

However, beyond the financial aspect, Al Pacino also wrote in his book that it "would be an interesting challenge to look back at Michael Corleone nearly 20 years after the events of the previous film, and roughly the same amount of time since I last played this role in real life."

Cover of Sonny Boy's memoir

"At that time, I had about $90,000 left in the bank, and that was it," the 84-year-old actor wrote in his memoir.

He continued: "It could be said that I was taken advantage of. I could blame my accountants, blame my manager Mary Bregman. I could blame myself, but then I have to take responsibility for my own actions."

"I didn't understand how money worked," he admitted. Actress Diane Keaton encouraged Al Pacino to return to acting, and his first project was Sea of ​​Love —a critically acclaimed and hugely successful 1989 horror film starring Ellen Barkin. This was also Al Pacino's first film since Revolution in 1985.

Pacino admitted that he didn't make much money from the film because "they knew I was on leave for four years, so they didn't need to offer a lucrative salary deal."

Al Pacino and Diane Keaton in the 1970s

In 2001, Al Pacino moved to Los Angeles to be closer to his twins, Anton and Olivia, now 23 years old. The twins were born while he was living with his ex-wife, Beverly D'Angelo. He also has two other children: Julie (34 years old) with acting coach Jan Tarrant and Roman (born in June 2023) with Noor Alfallah, who is 53 years younger than him.

Pacino's lifestyle cost him a significant amount of money. He wrote: "My staff was growing larger and larger. I had to maintain two houses, an apartment, an office, and support my children's families. I was spending between $300,000 and $400,000 a month, a huge amount of money."

By 2011, Pacino began to suspect his accountant. The actor had squandered money on family trips to Europe, including flights on a Gulfstream 550 private jet, an entire floor of the Dorchester Hotel (England), and a trip to Legoland (Denmark).

Returning home to Los Angeles, Pacino discovered he had more money than before, which struck him as strange. "I knew something was wrong," he admitted before discovering the fraudulent accountant, who was convicted and imprisoned.

"I once had $50 million, but then I had nothing left," he wrote in his memoir.

"The Godfather" listed some of his expenses: paying for 16 cars, 23 cell phones, and hiring a gardener at a salary of $400,000 a year. "You should know that's the money you'd spend on a gardener for a house I don't even live in," he revealed.

Pacino wrote that he didn't know much about where the money was spent.

"I didn't even sign my own checks; the accountant signed them, and I just let them go. I didn't look at them, and he didn't tell me how much I had or where it went, and I didn't keep track of who received what. I was such a fool," he confessed.

In 2001, Al Pacino welcomed twins Anton and Olivia while living with his ex-wife Beverly D'Angelo.

When he was in his 70s, Al Pacino admitted, "The days of high pay I used to have are over." So, he started budgeting and working harder.

He sold one of his houses, did commercials for Australian television, and started meeting people through workshops.

Pacino admitted that some of his later projects were done purely for money and "weren't very good."

" Jack and Jill was the first movie I was in after I lost all my money. Honestly, I did this movie because I had nothing left. Adam Sandler wanted me to be in it and they paid me a lot of money… I love Adam, he's amazing to work with and we became close friends. I also made some really bad movies, which I don't want to talk about," he revealed.

Now 84 years old, Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino admits, "I have to think very seriously about my assets right now. That means I have to seek advice from people who are much smarter than me."

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