How Much Jason Statham Was Paid For All 4 Expendables Movies

Action star Jason Statham is one of the four actors who has starred in all four Expendables movies, which also makes him among the most profitable of the franchise. Statham has become a fan-favorite of the action genre with his signature style of high-octane thrillers such as The Transporter (2002), Crank (2006), The Bank Job (2008), and Safe (2012). The 56-year-old actor is still at the top of his game starring in several high-grossing action movie franchises including The Meg, Fast & Furious, and The Expendables.

In the Expendables films, Statham plays a skilled knifemaker and hand-to-hand combatant named Lee Christmas. Christmas is the right-hand man and best friend of Barney Ross, leader of the Expendables, played by Sylvester Stallone. Statham has appeared in dozens of films since his film debut in 1998’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Statham’s breakthrough role in Guy Ritchie’s Snatch (2000) was the second film of his career for which he earned just $18,000.

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Jason Statham Made Approximately $52 Million For The Expendables Movies

Statham was reportedly the highest-paid actor in The Expendables, earning a whopping $25 million salary for reprising his role as Lee Christmas in the 2023 film. This shockingly surpassed the salary of Sylvester Stallone, who earned just $3 million in his expected final appearance as Barney Ross. The staggering difference between Statham’s salaries and the rest of the crew clearly indicates that Statham is indeed the new face of the franchise and will likely earn a salary in the same elite range as he did in The Expendables 5, which is yet to be confirmed.

There is no public record of how much Statham officially made from the first three Expendables movies. Since the action star made $12 million from 2011’s The Mechanic and $9 million from 2008’s Death Race, it can be estimated that Statham made roughly $8-12 million for each movie of the Expendables original trilogy. The exact details of Statham’s deal for the Expendables films between 2010-2014 remain undisclosed, but through the context of his other salaries for his roles at that time, it’s estimated that he made a total of $52 million for all four films in the Expendables franchise.

Jason Statham’s Current Net Worth

As of November 2023, Jason Statham’s net worth is around $120 million (according to Forbes). On average, an actor earns approximately $13 million per film in which he stars. Statham’s most lucrative roles include his characters in The Expendables, The Meg and his appearance as Deckard Shaw in the Fast and the Furious franchise. Statham also has several real estate and stock market investments that add to his net worth, as well as a $7 million Los Angeles home, a Ferrari and a McLeron.