Dwayne Johnson crossed the gorge from being a WWE wrestler to becoming one of the Hollywood’s best-paid actors. This leap brought him quite a fortune, but do you know how much?
Johnson, better known by his wrestling name The Rock today owns a film production studio called Seven bucks production. He became so powerful that one of his former colleagues and nemesis John Cena will have a leading role in a movie People’s Champ will produce. Years ago they had a feud that transcended WWE scripts and was a real deal. Luckily things change, and two of them now cooperate with a goal of breaking box office and making millions.
Cena is doing the right thing working with Johnson because The Rock knows how to get to the top. With a promised paycheck of $20 million for a 2020 film called Red Notice Johnson will continue to be one of Hollywood’s best-paid actors. But, how much is he worth right now? We’re here to answer this.
According to a website dedicated to the net worth of celebrities, celebritynetworth.com Dwayne The Rock Johnson is worth $220 million. Only in 2017, he earned $65 million. Even with the amount of money he makes this was enough just for the second spot among Hollywood’s best-paid actors, behind his Pain & Gain co-star Mark Wahlberg. But worry not, this is only from his film ventures, we are not counting in merchandise sales and endorsements.
His fortune will only increase in the future as he has numerous films in the works. Not only that, he has contracts with brands such as Apple, Ford, and Under Armour.
His first big check came from WWE, from participating in main events, and later from merchandise sales. Today the most significant chunk of his earning comes from acting.
During his WWE career, he won 17 championships, 5 WWF Tag team Championships and ten world heavyweight championships. For all of you interested The Rock amassed $57 million only out of wrestling.
For the end, we left you a fun fact. Contrary to the belief that his first television appearance was in 2001 with a film The Mummy Returns, he actually had a role, playing his father Rocky Johnson in That ’70s Show. We are looking forward to seeing Dwayne Johnson in many roles in years to come. Break the 41 billion mark Dwayne!
