How Much Is Jason Statham Actually Worth?

Before he quit diving, Jason Statham landed a few cameos in music videos, including Yello's "To the Sea," Erasure's "Run to the Sun," and "Comin' On" by Scottish dance act, The Shamen. But he soon had another profession to juggle when a talent agent approached him to consider modeling.

Before he quit diving, Jason Statham landed a few cameos in music videos, including Yello's "To the Sea," Erasure's "Run to the Sun," and "Comin' On" by Scottish dance act, The Shamen. But he soon had another profession to juggle when a talent agent approached him to consider modeling

A few catwalk appearances later, Statham drew the attention of film director Guy Ritchie, who felt the upstart model had the right look for roles in the 1999 drama "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" a year later. Statham's take from both movies was modest, considering the low-budget outings managed to rake in a combined $110 million at the worldwide box office, "I got £5,000 for doing 'Lock, Stock' [around $6,000 USD] And then, for Guy's next movie, 'Snatch,' I got like 15,000 [roughly $18,000 USD]," he told Esquire.

Still, he felt appreciative for the break. "I've been extremely lucky," Statham told the BBC. "I've been in the right place at the right time. However, I will always be grateful to Guy Ritchie ... he offered me that part and changed my life." Over time, the parts got larger until he managed to snare his first lead role of chauffeur-for-hire Frank Martin in "The Transporter," which brought in nearly $44 million worldwide (twice the film's budget) and became successful enough to warrant two sequels. From that point on, Statham demonstrated that he could spin action into gold.

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