Jason Statham might be one of Hollywood’s favorite action stars now, but the UK-born actor actually got his start in sports. He studied kung fu, kickboxing, karate, and diving. Statham was such a talented diver that he was selected by Britain’s national diving team to compete at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.
Statham’s film career started when he was introduced to director Guy Ritchie, who cast him in his 1998 crime thriller Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels—and the rest was history. Statham hasn’t slowed down since then, and his net worth is a result of his fast-paced movie career.
Jason Statham’s net worth between $40 million and 70 million.
Statham’s net worth comes from his incredible stable of action movies, but it seems like the powers that be can’t pinpoint a specific number for his bank account. Nevertheless, Statham’s most profitable movies include Furious 7, Hobbs & Shaw, The Meg, and Spy. Statham earns around $10-15 million for his movies, and he received a $13 million payday for Hobbs & Shaw.
Statham is notable for playing antiheroes, and he often performs his own stunts, much to his mother’s displeasure. “She’s [Statham’s mom] been saying for many years that I should stop the stunts. In these films you have to be cautious about how you expose yourself to danger…A lot of stuff is calculated and smart,” Statham explained. “The physical fights, we do it because we can. In movies and storytelling, contrast and insurmountable odds are what people want. People go, ‘F***, there is no way he is going to fight this guy’—and people get into that.”
