Keanu Reeves‘ humility and outstanding acting have made him one of the most popular actors in Hollywood. Reeves was the shining face of early 2000s action thrillers like ‘Unstoppable’, ‘Matrix‘, ‘Speed’, and ‘Constantine’. Being among the most coveted actors in the industry, one will naturally assume his earnings might include numerous zeroes. However, hearing the figures he received for the ‘John Wick‘ franchise might surprise you.
In 2014, the first installment of the action-thriller was released and became an instant hit. The film revolves around a man, John Wick, who is grieving the recent demise of his wife, Helen. An underworld lord’s son kills John’s dog, Daisy, and steals his vintage 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1. The retired contract killer returns to seek his car and vengeance for his murdered dog. The stoic John “is a man of focus, commitment, and sheer will” and leaves a trail of dead bodies in the course of the film.
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Keanu Reeves’ Income From ‘John Wick’ Franchise
Keanu Reeves has a net worth of $380 million. His ‘John Wick‘ was an excellent success with a box office collection of $86 million. Since then, the story has seen three more installments, ‘John Wick 2′ (2017), ‘John Wick 3′ (2019) and ‘John Wick: Chapter 4‘ (2023). The rest of the films follow the consequences of the first. Keanu made $1 or $2 million for the first movie. The second installment focused on John repaying a token favor to Santino D’ Antonio from his days in contract killing. From ‘John Wick 2‘, Keanu made $2 to $2.5 million and obtained partial ownership of the film.
In ‘John Wick 3‘, the contract killer is on the run to save his life as he breaks one of the rules of the Continental Hotel. From this installment, Keanu was paid $2 or $2.5 million along with box office bonuses. This time the franchise film made a box office collection of $327.3 million. The ending of the film paved the way for the fourth installment when John and the Bowery King join forces to take down the High Table. For the 4th film, he received a $15 million salary.
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What’s The Future Of ‘John Wick’?
John Wick has been unable to find a way out of his bloody past. In the past films, we witnessed how John continuously finds himself tangled in the rules and practices of the underworld and even had a clash with the High Table itself. We should not lose hearts yet of saying bye to the John Wick franchise. The makers of ‘John Wick‘ have announced ‘John Wick: Chapter 5‘, although a release date hasn’t been set yet.
Also, there’s a spin-off film of the franchise, ‘Ballerina‘ in which up-and-coming actress Ana De Armas plays another assassin.
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