Director Francis Ford Coppola's Net Worth Took a Hit Following His Failed Film 'Megalopolis'

There are a lot of dynasties in Hollywood, and we are not referring to the Kardashians. We're talking about families who have dominated the entertainment industry for generations and, yes, have counted on nepotism to keep their successes going. Fun fact: Warner Bros. isn't just a name. There were actually four Warner siblings who built one of the first major Hollywood studios.

The Barrymore family stretches all the way back to 1874, when Maurice Barrymore moved from England to New York City and made his Broadway debut, per Vanity Fair. You probably know his great-times-something granddaughter, Drew. When it comes to sheer size alone, the biggest Hollywood family is the Coppolas. They include Sofia Coppola, Nicolas Cage, Jason Schwartzman, and Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola, whose net worth is not doing very well. Let's take a look.

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Coppola's net worth dropped to $5 million after sinking much of his fortune into his 2024 film Megalopolis. "I don’t have any money because I invested all the money, that I borrowed, to make Megalopolis," he explained to producer Rick Rubin on his podcast Tetragrammaton. "It’s basically gone. I think it’ll come back over 15 or 20 years, but I don’t have it now." At the time of the podcast recording, Coppola was 85 years old.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Coppola "sold two of his Bay Area wineries to finance the $120 million Megalopolis production." It would go on to make just over $14 million at the box office. The movie, which took the director 40 years to bring to fruition, was besieged by issues such as reports that Coppola behaved unprofessionally on set. Per Variety, he allegedly tried to kiss young female actors. Coppola subsequently sued the outlet for $15 million in damages.

The real estate website The Real Deal reported that Coppola is using the Sentinel Building in North Beach, which he purchased in 1973, as collateral for a loan. He bought the iconic seven-story structure, modeled after Manhattan’s Flat Iron Building, for $500,000. Its current value has not been made public.

The outlet obtained documents filed with the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder in early November 2025 that state Francis Ford Coppola Presents took out a loan with Capital Holdings VI LLC. The company offered the Sentinel Building as a guarantee. His production company, American Zoetrope, is located above the Café Zoetrope, which is on the ground floor. He previously used the building to secure loans in the 1980s and again in 1998.