How Rich was The Godfather Vito Corleone?
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Don Vito Corleone was known to “Make Offers they Couldn't Refuse”...
But Have you ever wondered how rich the Godfather really was?
It might seem a simple question, but what we found out might change the way you view The Godfather forever...
By 1945, Vito had a vast real estate portfolio in New York’s Midtown, as well as massive real estate holdings, a construction company, entire office buildings, two Wall Street brokerage houses, a law firm, Hollywood unions, as well investments and ownership stakes in banks in Long Island. A Lot of these were set up through various fronts.
But his influence stretched across the country, buying out Hollywood movie studios, movie theatre chains, and music companies. Let alone a hotel and resort in Florida, in addition to investing in some Las Vegas Casinos. At his height, perhaps the golden era of the mob, Don Corleone generated around $650 million across his various businesses during prohibition. Now this, you won't believe.
If we convert that figure into today's money, it would be worth a staggering, $15 billion in total revenue.Then let's say after all the expenses the don only keeps 30% profit, that comes down to $4.5 billion, it’s still an unbelievable amount. If we put a average 3x multiple, and lets just take the earnings we mentioned earlier, The Corleone empire would be worth around $14 Billion today. But let's say after prohibition, the empire was only generating $7 billion, with $2.1 billion in profit, would make it worth around $6.3 billion today, still an incredible amount. For context here is a list of today's companies that are worth a similar amount. But now, let's go a bit deeper and see how much the don himself is worth. Where would he rank on the Forbes list?
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As you know, Vito had a VERY rough life and so began working from quite early on.
Having gone through so much at a young age, Vito had anything but a normal childhood.
His first job was with the Abandando family, the family that had taken him in after he escaped from Sicily. And I'm sure you remember how he ended up meeting Peter Clemenza, where he soon made a total shift from honest store clerk to low level criminal.
Well, at that point, they began to specialize in hijacking different trucks that carried all kinds of goods. But everything changed once Vito “dealt” with Don Fanucci. After Vito deposed the former neighbourhood don, “the black hand”, he had built quite a reputation for himself. Vito earned the respect of the neighborhood, becoming known as a "Man of Respect" and was soon asked to intercede in local disputes, gaining a reputation for never turning down someone who came to him for help, and for being able to "reason" with "unreasonable" people. Although he had declined to do so at first out of modesty, Vito eventually started accepting "gifts" from local businesses and racket bosses in return for "ensuring that our patrons know that they are safe", It started with just a few hundred dollars a week, but soon Vito was making an enormous amount of money, just from accepting these so-called “gifts”.
Vito, Clemenza and Tessio eventually took over the neighborhood, treating it with a great deal more respect than Fanucci did, and in turn they were taken care of in case they needed anything.
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Great video lol some times u was talking to fast!!!. So basically things weren't claim yet...they had the gang so they took everything.. kinda like what the government does now and has !!
TheCultureMafia puts together some interesting and entertaining videos, largely through it's narration. One aspect which distracts is interspersing visuals from other films. Stick to the Godfather trio at all costs. If, for example, the theme of a video is Vito Corleone, there is no place for images from The Untouchables
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The song that plays in your videos?!?
They need to make a TV show on the rise of vito corleone during the prohibition era. There's so many stories can be created in his rise. And also can dive deeper in how vito was when he was younger and thought process during any hardships.
I love the movies but with the right actors and actresses i wouldn't be opposed to a show that showed more than the movies
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I read that Coppola shot that prohibition era Vito story during the making of Part II but it was significantly edited down. The original cut of Godfather II was 6 hours, 3 hours each of Vito and Michael.
Would be one lucky young Italian actor who got the part….Could find something for Dinero and Pacino.🍷
YES!!!
Not surprising Vito made mega bucks. He's respected, admired, personable, feared, reasonable, intelligent and fair. He was Godfather for a reason
Exactly
The quintessential GODFATHER
He still overrated and i blame Coppopla
Why didn't he shed his criminal businesses once his legitimate ones started makeing profits
You realize this is pretend right?
One of the smartest things vito did was to support/sponsor smart and up and coming children in his neighborhood. Those kids grew up and became powerful men themselves, so Vito gained more indirect power through these men as well.
Vito had a paternalistic concern for his community, not just smart game theory economic calculations. Remember he refused to push heroin around schools, etc, contrary to Solazzo's amoral greed?
I don't think that's why after all he did say it didn't matter to him how a person makes a liveing if the other crime families would have left vito alone he would have left them and there drug business alone he just didn't want to be involved and later events proved him right
"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse"
The most iconic line in The Godfather and in cinema history for that matter and you talked over it.
Copyright perhaps
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Pretty sure it's not a copyright issue DB. Just a poor decision to do so
I’ve been watching The Godfather since I was about 9. I am now 48 and still learn new things every time I watch the film. I’ve probably seen it 30+ times and just love it. Greatest movie of all time.
I imagine this film has helped you exponentially
I watch The Godfather 3xs a week .. I learned a lot about life & how to use/ treat ppl 💯
Owning 2 brokerages and a law firm is very impressive. I think when Vito was talking to Michael about being a senator or governor Vito wanted Michael to help him see what he could've been if he didn't choose crime. But I always wondered exactly what kind of firm did Vito get for Michael?
I remember in the book it took Michael around 9 to 12 mouths just to familiarise himself and understand the full scale of his father's empire, his holdings , ( businesses ad interests, property stock ect ) the true scale unknown even to his family
I knew the Corleone family was worth many billions with a "b" once in The Godfather Part II, that Hyman Roth told Michael Corleone at the onset of their partnership in Cuba, "We're bigger than U.S. Steel."
The is the best editing I’ve ever seen in a TH-cam video. Movie clips are brilliantly placed and perfectly timed. Bravo!
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I'm a Godfather expert and aficionado, and I think that this was a very interesting topic. I don't recall reading about these facts in the Puzo, Winegardener, or Falco novels, or hearing about these financial investments in the films, but you put this together very well.
As a mafia historian, I know that these crime families were far-reaching in terms of diversity in their financial investments.
I would be very interested in finding out where you got this information about Don Corleone.
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The only mafias in the entire world are made up of kings….queens….dukes and duchesse……and all of the duchys……the banks created in Europe during the Middle Ages by the wrking military of the kingdoms and empires under the king making machine of the Vatican……however……the royal aristocracies took over the old world Roman Catholic Church which was composed of the first and second Reich because the Holy Roman Empire had established these two reichs…..that’s why in Germany they call it the reichsmark…….Deutschmark……duchys……the Vatican tried what the old Roman Empire used to call a military triumverate……Mussolini Hitler and Franco……when the banks formed to create what we know today as the banking corporations they completed the devastating blow……by removing completely the assigned gambling prostitution and drugs everywhere….Cuba…..las Vegas……destroyed……the new corporations became the mafia……the corporations and their investors are the most ruthless
When dealing with men of their word a favor can be worth a whole lot more than money
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I think a key difference between a 'legitimate' business billionaire and a crime lord is the legit business person has the means to block unfavorable laws and help create favorable laws. The crime lord can only break the law. That's why regular business people can appear to be less criminal than they are. For example, Vito could get a political ally to sign off on paperwork so certain people could stay in the US but Vito could never get politicians to change the laws regulating immigration. The next time you read about massive tax breaks for the corporate world, keep that in mind. You can't be accused of skimming off the top if you can get the laws changed so you are GIVEN that money, by law, off the top.
Very well said
Beautifully done! A lot of knowledge.
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Great deep dive into Vito’s wealth and rise to the top!
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Wow, so now with this figure in mind, Don Vito was worth $90M($2B today) what would’ve been Michael’s net worth in Godfather’s 2&3?
I feel like their total bet was between 4 billion and 10 billion in total like the whole corleone family
Michael became one of the more wealthier men in America so that means of the wealthiest in the world.
@@nagone11 his deal with International Immobliari made him one of the richest men in the world. The Archbishop of Rome lamented that the power to absolve debt had become even greater than the power to absolve sin. He was trying to drive the price up, and Michael refused to pay more than $700 million. George Hamilton played a passable lawyer in G3, but he was certainly no Tom Hagen
"If you consider a million dollars in cash mere financing... de salud, Don Corleone!"
Worth about $16 million now.
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I love how clemenza breaks into that one house to get the rug and invites vito in like "A'mon'in" as in "Come on in" lmao
Comeoneen Vito, comeoneen
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One thing I think Mario Puzo/ FF Coppola didn't think of when putting Michael in the Godfather's position~ he was also a highly decorated war hero.
Why didn't he have a group of Marine-buddies he had spilt blood with during the war- people he trusted during the war?
Brothers in arms.
They could have been a secret weapon unknown of by anyone within his or the other _Families._
After all, who would begrudge a war hero from funding a veteran's club of sorts?
He could have funded several.
Wouldnt worked. Too many family secrets
Not convinced bcause during family war Corleones had live on their wits. Tom said. War is costing us money.
Josh Flynn is right. There should be a Vito Corleone Television Series. Or at least a Mini- Series. The encounter with Al Capones men in the novel, during the Castellamarase War would be a fantastic segment. In the words of Mario Puzo "Vito dispatched Luca Brasi with instructions that liberated the strange man's most savage instincts." Brasi then executed the Capone men in a manner that would make an axe murderer look like a Campfire Girl. Vito meeting Hyman Roth is an Underworld Can of Worms that should be opened as well. All the different scenarios of their Prohibition partnership would make a Series in itself . Or how about the many adventures of Tessio and Clemenza before the Godfather Trilogy? You get the idea. No character, Fact or Fiction is more fascinating than Mario Puzos Don Vito Corleone. This is a cinematic Supernova screaming to be reinvented and remade.
While you’re at it, you could do a short series on Hyman Roth.
Only a damn movie and has a few glaring flaws
1.5 million in 1962 is equal to 2.1 billion today? I’m not sure if that adds up
Widely incorrect. Government Inflation Calculator puts it at about $14.8 million.
That's too BIG of a goof for The Culture Mafia to post. I wonder what the real figure would be if it really were 2.1B in today's money.
Aww man...this Culture Mafia guy is too good! Bravo!...I can't say much more(but I did), but the critical financial breakdown and along with that intangible of being able to gain power and influence in such a way that the don was able to do was brilliant. His wealth was great, and I remember in the book when Michael was shown all the family had and controlled, he himself was amazed. The don's knowledge of business and real estate was far above, even the mall property he had and built his family home on was critical, massively increasing in value and subdivided later to bring great profits after he was gone. The don had all the goods and knew how to use them to influence and gain power. The don was a brilliant man, no accident his family in the book was the most powerful. Too much can be said here but..Culture Mafia, you are the foremost content creator on this by far. I knew this was going to be good, but it's even better than anticipated.
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If You are going by the novel, you missed a major source of wealth post-prohibition. Vito used Johnny Fontane start a new movie studio and put his former producer out of business. This movie studio generated a lot of money for Vito, especially the ties it had to his biggest interest Las Vegas interests and his movie stars performing at his casinos.
'I am a businessman, blood is a big expense.'
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Character Overrated and not wealthy as TRUMP
_"Let's see how compares to a ......slightly different group..."_ Agree with you 100%. No one becomes that rich without having the same traits as a mafia boss.
Thanks for the video
Love your videos
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Can't wait for the next video.
Please write a book on all of this. It would be a great help to understanding it all if it could be read. You and your crew do a great job. Thank you.
I've bin waiting for this video all my life now do a short video like this on the rest of the other dons
I just came across your channel. Glad I did, This was a great video and I love how you delivered it. I'm about to binge your whole channel. Thank you for the content.
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True legend awesome
This video left me speechless.
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This video, is without a doupt, one of your greatests. Keep going pal!!!
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A Masterclass in creating an Organized Crime Empire. Great video.
Think y’all could cover shows like Yellowstone or Sons of Anarchy? They’re not the Mafia per se, but they share some similar traits.
No Big Businessman, no matter how much wealth he has, can has the Power, a Godfather has!!!
The price by Machiavelli was a satire. It was not actual instructions. The prince is the bad guy. You're not supposed to want to be him.
I understand what you're saying, but, the principles he outlines tend to be effective in hyper competitive fields that include everything from business to politics.
Vito could of easily got into the wine vineyard business. 🍷
The mock-up Forbes cover was the best
Be cool to see one about Michael! Considering how much money he was making/donating in GF3!
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@@TheCultureMafia can’t wait! He definitely had tons of investments so it’s definitely gonna be a good one showing his financial rise!
I recall reading the novel briefly about the Corleone family investments.
However, if I'm not mistaken, it wasn't as detailed as this essay.
At 6:17 was used in Soprano's for Allegra's wedding too
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@@TheCultureMafia absolutely
Don vito rank no.1 in peoples heart.
Is this his net worth when adjusted for inflation?
Yes
do Micheals net worth in the 3rd godfather
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Please make an episode about the origin of iconic The Culture Mafia song. The one which start at 0:49. It's a soundtrack, my
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Can you do a Vito vs rival family video pls
Godfather should NEVER be remade.... as a movie.
But as a big budget multi-season HBO drama? I'd eat it up.
So did Vincent inherit the billion dollar empire?
This makes me want a movie where the main character sole desire is to get out of the mob but he can’t because he’s too good of a businessman man and every business he touches goes so well they go completely legal and he some how rises to lead all the families
In another comment, it's little wonder that in order to try and take Don Corleone down, the other Families had to team up. The Barzini and Tattaglia Alliance was an absolute necessity. Without their combined assets, they never could have sent Vito Corleone to his sick bed. WHAT A STATEMENT IT IS TO SAY THAT MONEY AND POWER ARE NOT THE SAME THING!! Clearly, Vito Corleone had more real world influence than any Billionaire, Past or Present. Like you so beautifully stated, the perfect balance between being loved and feared. Even a John Rockefeller couldn't reach into all the realms that control the real world. Vito Corleone could. From Judges to Politicians, he could not only control who was in power. He could control who got the power!! Mario Puzo states very clearly in the Novel that Don Vitos influence extended across every aspect of the Illegitimate and the Legitimate world. From Elections to the Judges who pass Sentences on the Guilty. As Michael said to Tom Hagen before the Five Family Executions, "My father was the only one who understood that Political Connections and Power are worth Ten Regimes." Small Wonder that the Cover of The Godfather Novel shows Puppet Strings interlaced into the Title. Don Vito Corleone was the Puppet Master Supreme. And the true "Boss of all Bosses." In the World of Organized Crime and The Legitimate One as well.
He had the rizz
the novel claims that Vito was one of the biggest landlords in NY. He must have been insanely rich.
DON VITO was The quintessential GODFATHER.
How rich is a fictional character? As rich as the writers want him to be.
Though, what you're saying is true... you're kinda disrespecting thus video. C.M. seems to have broke it all down, and done alot of research. So I give him alot of respect for his efforts. For your entertainment. For you to dismiss it with your petulant obfuscation....
Lol... I'm just kidding. Nobody cares
A small suggestion here the videos you recommend in the video pin them in the comments. Love your content
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Consider it done.
How much is enough? Vito should have quit way ahead with a billion
He had the Napoleon icon thinking. Push forward.
Interesting and informative. Class A research project. Veto started as a street thug. Quickly climbing the organized crime syndicates ladder. Thanks to prohibition made wise business decisions. Went on to 'God father ' status controlling a crime syndicates family. Very few ever climb to the above mentioned status.
Suggestion: Why did Tessio turn on Michael? In the novel it was stated that Tessio was like an uncle to Michael.
It was only business, not personal.
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Power and influence are the same thing. Power doesn’t need prefixes
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Question - Did Frank Pentangeli ever figure out, or, was he informed that it wasn't Michael that set him up with the Rosato brothers?
whether he did or didn't Frank did something worse. He was going cooperate.
Vito knew that to be successful, he didn't need to be loved, but he couldn't be hated. So, he concentrated in areas where even though his activities might be illegal, the average John or Mary wouldn't think of them as immoral. Most people wouldn't have a problem with selling a bottle of booze now and then; they wouldn't mind dropping a few bucks at a racetrack or card game. Gambling and bootlegging weren't much of a problem this way. But Vito assiduously avoided the two areas that would alienate him from the average populace: he stayed away from narcotics and prostitution, things that people wouldn't want to have in their living rooms or in their neighborhoods.
Huh? He was in prostitution too.
I don't think he would have had anything like 30% net from his Prohibition income, more like 60-70%. You would have
relatively few employees to pay, and they would have had pretty low pay, plus police and judges, again, not that much. The
problem is always where you stash it
Definitely, not 60-70%. The warehouse guys, truckers, bookkeepers, security in any large scale operation had to be paid. And you forgot the politicians and prosecutors along with the judges and police. Payroll was one of the largest portions of overhead coming out of a bootlegging operation
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Even though Vito Corleone is a fictional character, in my opinion, Don Carlo Gambino would be proud of him for not engaging in the drug trade.
The real life Don Corleone was Buffalino who is not as popularized or glamorize as was Don Corleone himself. Respected, feared, loved, and low profile.
Here's the thing that pretty much everyone gets wrong. "The Godfather" is Vito's nickname, he earned that by taking care of people. It isn't a title of authority.
It became a title through this movie, though.
It's a name given to someone out of love and respect as Michael himself said during Senat hearing.
You have to compare his wealth to the total wealth available at his time. Can't compare him with wealth today...different wealth availability and environment.
Sure the Godfather aquired wealth but destroyed so many lives of decent, hardworking people which impacted their families. On top of that enforcing your position with murdering people just is not something to be admired or glorified. I liked the movies for what they showed us but even the actress Talia Shire ( who is actually a Copolla as his her relative Nicholas "Cage").... She said these people were Despicable.
Profaci = net worth $1.5m in 1962 does not equate to $2.5b in 2022. It is more like $15m.
i'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse
Did you mean to say 150 million for Profaci? Because, if 1.5 million is equivalent to 2 billion today. Then Gambino's 400 million would be 800 billion dollars...
Maybe make fewer cuts. Ever heard of “lord privy seal” editing?
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Vito Corleone is more similar to real life Don Carlos Marcello of New Orleans.
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If he had so much in legit income why remain a gangster?
Good point
How the heck are the numbers derived lol
I understand that gangsters are admired for being able to do what they want and live in excitement and luxury.
But it always bothered me that they got this power by preying on the innocent and the honest.
Its like society hates bullies with one side of their mouth, and then adores them with the other side of their mouth.
By today's standards he would be a billionaire and likely a multi billionaire. He was someone so powerful he could control major hollywood stars and politicians after all. And then after the first film the family only rose in power.
This is somebody not to be messed with or ending up with the fishes
Yes, I want hear more how the mobsters became a success
This narrator sounds like the lead Fed guy on Godfather of Harlem.
So many clips from Goodfellas
Why do they show clips from Goodfellas in a video about The Godfather?
Vito would have put Fredo out to pasture in Sicily.
Fredo could tell the goats,
“ Michael was my kid brother and I was passed over.”
You literally do buy power and influence….
Of course……power and influence want it that way……now……the questions is……now that all is quiet on the western front…….who are the European Royals who have the power and the influence……
@@susettesantiago5509 you mean religion…come on
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You did not mention the Bank Vito had
And this amount is just from bootlegging and gambling it doesn’t even talk about how much the family made from Shylock rackets and other things
You are talking about a movie rt?
How is $1.5M in 1962 equal to $2.1B today? It is really $14,859,437.09 as of inflation calculator. That is some seriously wonky math.
All the money in the world but cant go anywhere or do anything with it, like all the old time dons, locked up at home or prison.