How Much The Cast Of The Fast And The Furious Is Really Worth

The Fast & The Furious seemed destined for the clearance DVD bin. Everything from its painfully early '00s aesthetic to the central conceit about souped up Hondas committing heists on Best Buy delivery trucks marked it as a meatheaded movie fit for afternoon TV marathons. But the series held out against all odds, morphing into a massive franchise built around a multi-culti core of superhumans who take down massive government organizations and fight small-scale wars around the world. Also, occasionally, they happen to race cars.

Following a retooling that began after the release of the much-derided third installment in the series, Tokyo Drift, the Fast saga has become a reliable summer blockbuster — one that's more likely to include a monologue about the importance of family after a showdown with a nuclear sub than a drag race. Along the way, it's also made many of the actors who believed in the series very, very rich. 

With that in mind, we'd like to dive into the economics of the Fast universe, running down the net worth of the series' stars as the franchise reaches the tenth-movie benchmark.

The Rock is one of the only people on Earth who can compete with Vin Diesel in terms of demanding a paycheck. He was the world's best-paid wrestler before he became a mainstay in summer blockbusters. And those years where Diesel was hanging around Hollywood's Top Ten? The Rock was frequently number one.

Dwayne Johnson is able to leverage his sizable following and untarnished public profile to guarantee massive paydays. He's run up the scoreboard with yearly incomes topping $125 million in the middle of the decade and $90 million between 2018 and 2019. The Rock makes money coming and going, as he's able to ask for millions of dollars to promote his own movies to his social media following. Celebrity Net Worth puts the cost of The Rock's press push at approximately $4 million.

All of this together makes The Rock one of the wealthiest Hollywood stars on the planet, with a net worth of $320 million.

The one-time British diver has amassed a fortune since being discovered and pulled into the movie-making world after trying to make a life as an Olympian. He shined as a low-level tough and schemer in Guy Ritchie movies before finding his lane as a campy action star in the Transporter series. While it's unlikely that Statham would join a gritty little series like Crank now, it helped build his profile as a star of high-octane flicks. Now, he co-headlines his own spin-off franchise from the Fast saga. He clearly plans on sticking around the industry as he owns two homes in the Los Angeles area, one above the Strip and one out in Beverly Hills. The homes are worth a combined $15 million.

All together, Statham is worth a healthy $90 million. That's more than enough to make sure his long-time partner Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and their son are comfortable.

Michelle Rodriguez might not be the first name you think of when you reach for "action star," but it's nearly impossible to survey the action movie landscape of the '00s and not see her. In addition to the Fast saga, she's also starred in big-budget films like Battle: Los Angeles, Avatar, SWAT and Resident Evil.

In the Fast world, she plays Dom's girlfriend (and eventual wife) Letty. Throughout the series, she's been kidnapped, brainwashed, and seemingly "killed," with her role in the gang only becoming more complicated as the lore of the franchise has deepened and darkened.

Outside of Fast, she might be best known for her role in Lost. She starred as Ana Lucia Cortez in the second season of the long-running and twisty drama. Her character was killed at the close of season 2, but she did reappear later in the series in flashbacks to help resolve the often confusing plot.

The consistent movie and television work has earned her quite a bit — she's worth a solid $30 million.

Tyrese is a magnet for big-budget blockbusters. The R&B star who became a sensation at just 19 years old behind singles like "Sweet Lady" has recurring roles in both the Fast franchise and the Transformers movies. His tenure with the Toretto family hasn't always been smooth, however, as the occasional clash of egos pitted him against The Rock during the making of The Fate of the Furious and the release of Hobbs & Shaw. 

Tyrese had a connection with 2 Fast 2 Furious director John Singleton before he even entered the Fast world. His acting career began with a starring role in Singleton's cult classic Baby Boy. He was able to parlay that almost immediately into spaces in both epic franchises, where he's appeared ever since. CNW estimates that Tyrese is worth $3 million and he's putting it to good use. In 2017, he shared an emotional video to Instagram after buying his mother a house to celebrate her being sober for 11 years.

Reggaeton star Tego Calderon's involvement in Fast movies is a nod to the series' multicultural appeal. Alongside Don Omar, Calderon may form one half of the most low-key bit of stunt casting we've ever seen. While fans of Puerto Rican music could not miss Calderon, the movie plays it fairly straight and never winks about their decision to include the famous artist. As Leo Tego, he plays one half of an eccentric duo in the gang that handles explosives. The pair are frequently seen bickering and joking. Leo Tego's impulsiveness and energy shows through in his tendency to gamble with his cut of the gang's earnings after any heist wraps. In real life, Tego is a bit more cautious with his money. CNW claims he's worth a solid $3.5 million. 

Don Omar, meanwhile, did double-duty for Fast Five, performing his role as Rico Santos and aiding the crew while his song was the stand-out cut from the soundtrack. Though "Danza Kuduro" was already a worldwide hit, the push from Fast Five helped launch it to another level of success in the United States. He's done quite well for himself, working both as an actor and musician. Celebrity Net Worth estimates that he's worth $5 million.

Sometimes the Fast & Furious universe snags an A-list star, making you wonder what their decision process was. Since Charlize Theron is well beyond the point of needing a supporting role in a blockbuster franchise, we have to imagine she just thought it would be fun to play a comically evil cyberterrorist in an action movie.

Then again, who are we to question her? She's clearly made mostly correct choices throughout her career, from her Oscar-winning breakthrough in Monster to her blazing performance in Mad Max: Fury Road. In addition to her acting work, Theron rakes in endorsement money and frequently ranks among the highest-paid actresses on Earth. Celebrity Net Worth has examined her portfolio, and puts her overall net worth at $160 million.