At the time of his passing, the Celebrity Net Worth portal estimated his fortune at 10 million dollars.
The Top Gun star could have increased his per-movie salary and, consequently, his wealth significantly, but from the 2000s onwards, his image began to fade because he was considered too problematic on set.
It seems that the only heirs to the actor's fortune will be his children Mercedes (33) and Jack (29), from his relationship with English actress Joanne Whalley (63), whom the actor was married to from 1988 to 1996, later going through a bitter divorce where the family ranch in New Mexico was at stake and eventually sold for 18.5 million dollars.
Mercedes made her film debut alongside her father in Paydirt (2020), where she actually played his daughter. It was Kilmer himself who told the producer that he had the perfect person to portray the character, and when they met, they got along very well. The filming was a real challenge as the Hollywood star had many difficulties speaking due to throat cancer and the tracheotomy surgery he had undergone.
The eldest daughter of the Kilmer-Whalley marriage told People that the movie "revealed to her how much she could learn by working with people with different abilities. My dad is able to skillfully navigate the limitations of his speech, so I learned a lot by observing him, how he communicated physically. He taught me a lot about acting, which expanded my understanding of it, which was essential for speech." The relationship between father and daughter was always very close, to the point of becoming great friends and confidants. Following the release of the documentaryVal (2021), Mercedes stated that she was "so used to his public image being different from the playful and fun person we know." The young woman is trying to make a name for herself in the film industry to avoid being labeled as a nepobaby.
Val and his son Jack also had a close relationship. When the actor underwent a harsh treatment of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, his voice was permanently damaged. His son commented at the time: "It's funny that I don't notice it anymore. I'm so familiar with his voice that maybe I hear his old voice when I talk to him. But it doesn't seem to hurt him when he speaks. Sometimes it's impossible to silence him.
Like his sister, Jack has also decided to follow in his parents' footsteps. His debut came in the movie Palo Alto (2013), directed by Gia Coppola, niece of Francis Ford Coppola, whom he had met while studying at the Center for Early Education. To date, he has participated in a dozen films, but has not yet managed to establish himself and gain enough popularity.
For now, the romantic history of Mercedes and Jack is unknown, but it can be affirmed that neither has made Val Kilmer a grandparent.