are two of the most distinguished film artists of our time, and for good reason. With a combined net worth of about $450 million, they have made a massive success out of their respective careers as stars of the big screen.

In one of either actor's most notable works, the pair came together to make which hit theaters around the world in 2010. , although it did make a tidy $178 million profit at the box office.

Height of Success

In 2010, both Jolie and Depp were pretty much at the height of success in their respective acting careers.

After appearances in a number of music videos and a few films that never really took off, Jolie had made her big break in the movies with a leading role in the 1995 film,  where she played one of a number of high school hackers planning and executing plots of corporate espionage.

 didn't do that well at the box office but was much better received after video release and became the actress' proper introduction into movie stardom. Since then, Jolie would go on to star in over three dozen films, with  including (1995), (2010) and the two  installments (2014) and (2019 - ).

By the time he got together with Jolie to make the older and much more experienced Depp had already been in the industry for about 25 years  He had achieved global acclaim for the unbridled success of the first three editions of his cult classic franchise  He was also already working on the fourth, 

Retained A Cordial Friendship

In ,Depp played a community college Math teacher from Wisconsin who is seemingly caught up in a crime face-off with police, including Jolie's character, Elise Clifton-Ward, who is an undercover Scotland Yard agent.

The project was their first and only film collaboration to date, but they are believed to have retained a very cordial friendship. According to a PopSugar report from 2010, , but their connection was instant and natural.

"We met, oddly, right before we did this, which was just weird because we have a lot of mutual friends, acquaintances, and people we've worked with," Depp said. "When we sat down together, it was kind of instant. We got each other. Within minutes we were yakking about our kids, the perils of parenthood, and all that fun stuff."

Naturally, as a result of their seamless chemistry on screen, Depp and Jolie have been rumored to share a romantic relationship in the past. Neither of them has lent any credence to such suggestions.

Depp is of course still embroiled in court battles with , despite their split happening more than four years ago. Some reports claimed that Jolie had warned Depp of Heard and even advised him to get a prenup before marrying her.

More recently, The Hollywood Reporter listed Jolie as , Depp would have to produce in court as part of a $50 million defamation suit that he filed against Heard.