Nicolas Cage once blew through $150M — and it wasn't the dinosaur skull or king

For years, Nicolas Cage's financial woes have been the stuff of Hollywood legends. Stories about the Oscar-winning actor buying everything from castles (1) to a dinosaur skull (2) and even two pet king cobras (3) have cemented his reputation as one of the industry's biggest spenders.

But, according to Cage, that's not what ultimately derailed his fortune.

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"What is an octopus, $80? You're not going to go into dire straits buying an octopus," he told the New York Times (4) during a 2019 interview.

He later told 60 Minutes (5), in 2023, he earned roughly $150 million during the height of his career but insisted it wasn't his eccentric collectibles that left him in financial trouble. Instead, he pointed to something many people turn to build wealth: real estate.

Cage explained that "the market crashed before [he]

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