Fast & Furious has evolved significantly over the years. The franchise has grown from one street racing movie, to a global blockbuster series of films, with a significant impact on pop culture. It is the current fifth-highest grossing franchise of all-time, and its iconic cars and memorable characters have become a staple in modern-day movie lore.
The Fast & Furious brand has enjoyed a long run of more than two decades, with sales of up to $7 billion dollars at the global box office. This has of course put some significant amount of earnings into its cast members’ pockets. But who is the richest, and who is the poorest among this star-studded cast?
10 Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson - $800 Million Net Worth
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson started out as a professional wrestler. As an actor and entrepreneur, now, he has easily become one of the highest earners in Hollywood. In 2022, Dwayne Johnson was ranked the fourth-highest paid entertainer of the year by Forbes.
Johnson joined the Fast & Furious franchise in the movie Fast Five, as the character Luke Hobbs. He consequently grew into a popular figure in the series, reportedly bagging $20 million from Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw in 2019. With a reported $800 million net worth, the Rock is the richest Fast & Furious cast member.
9 Vin Diesel - $225 Million Net Worth
Vin Diesel has come a long way since he first broke through in Hollywood as a supporting actor in the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan. He is now the face of one of the most iconic franchises in modern Hollywood.
Diesel stars as Dominic Toretto in Fast & Furious, a role he first took on in 2001. He is the second-richest cast member from the franchise, although there remains a serious gap between him and the Rock at number one. Most of Diesel’s $225 million net worth has been earned from playing Dom Toretto.
8 Charlize Theron - $170 Million Net Worth
Charlize Theron joined the cast of Fast & Furious in its eighth iteration, The Fate of The Furious in 2017. She played the role of Cipher, a criminal mastermind and cyberterrorist who coerces Dom into working against his team by taking hostages.
Theron is still a relatively new entrant to the Fast & Furious universe, but she is third on the list of its richest cast members. She is estimated to have a net worth of up to $170 million.
7 Kurt Russell - $100 Million Net Worth
Kurt Russell’s net worth stands at $100 million as of 2023. His career started as a successful child actor in the early 1960s featuring in TV series Our Man Higgins. He joined Fast & Furious in Furious 7 (2015), as Mr. Nobody, the leader of a covert ops team who agrees to work with Dom and team.
Russell has significantly invested in real estate, and owns several vacation homes.
6 Jason Statham - $90 Million Net Worth
Jason Statham is one of the highest paid action stars today.With a reported net worth of around $90 million, he also ranks favorably against most of his Fast & Furious co-stars. He worked as a model and an olympic diver before his acting days. In Fast & Furious, he first appeared in the post-credits scene of Fast and Furious 6 (2013) as Deckard Shaw. He has reprised the role in four films since.
Statham made $13 million for his work in Hobbs & Shaw and rakes in between $15 million and $25 million to appear in a movie on average.
5 Elsa Pataky - $50 Million Net Worth
Elsa Pataky is a Spanish model, actress and producer who is said to command a net worth of $50 million. A majority of this wealth is, however, attributed to her communally owned assets with her husband Chris Hemworth.
Pataky made her first appearance in Fast and Furious Five in 2011 as Elena Neves, a Rio-based police officer involved with Dominic Toretto’s crew. Her character evolves throughout the films and becomes intertwined with the larger narrative of the franchise.
4 Ludacris - $30 Million Net Worth
Chris “Ludacris” Bridges first forayed into Fast & Furious in 2003, when he portrayed character Tej Parker in 2 Fast 2 Furious. Tej is seen as a skilled mechanic and street racer. The character was absent for a few films after that, but he reappeared in Fast Five and consecutive sequels.
Luda reportedly made a combined $1.8 million from F9 and Fast X in 2021 and 2023 respectively. His overall, reported net worth of $30 million places him near the bottom of the wealth list among his Fast and Furious colleagues.
3 Paul Walker - $25 Million Net Worth
It is not too far-fetched to imagine that Paul Walker would rank significantly higher on this list had he still been alive today. The actor was the main protagonist in the Fast & Furious franchise when he sadly died in a car crash in 2013, aged 40. In fact, Fast and Furious provided Walker with the breakout role of his career, as LAPD officer Brian O’Conner.
The performance was received with a lot of praise, and even won an MTV Movie Award in 2016 with Vin Diesel as Best Onscreen Duo. Before his untimely demise, Walker had just made $10 million from Fast and Furious 6. He was believed to have boasted a net worth of $25 million at the time of his passing.
2 Michelle Rodriguez - $25 Million Net Worth
According to Celebrity Net worth, actress Michelle Rodriguez has total assets valued at $25 million. The Texas-born star is known for playing tough and sexy female leads in movies such as Machete, Widows and the Resident Evil franchise. In Fast & Furious, she plays the role of Letty Ortiz, Vin Diesel's onscreen wife.
Rodriguez supposedly banked $5 million for Fast And Furious 6, and $2.5 million for Fast X. She also earns her dough as a voice actress in various projects, including video games like Call of Duty Black Ops.
1 Tyrese Gibson - $4 Million Net Worth
Of all the main stars within the Fast & Furious franchise, Tyrese Gibson is the poorest among his peers, and by a distance. In the movies, he plays Roman Pearce, described as “a childhood friend of Brian O'Conner and a central protagonist in the series.”
Tyrese first played the role in 2 Fast 2 Furious in 2003, and has since featured in six more films within the universe. Despite this, he is still valued at a comparatively, relatively meager $4 million.
