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Keanu Reeves' net worth is $380 million and he's one of the few superstars these days that have earned much of his fortune solely from his acting roles.

The tall, 6'1" actor, musician, director, writer, and producer was born in Beirut, Lebanon on September 2, 1964, and later became a naturalized Canadian citizen. He made his fortune from acting in many hit movies including Speed, Point Break, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, and The Matrix Trilogy.

In recent years, Reeve's fortune has been derived from his work in the four John Wick movies.

Keanu Reeves' Early Work Started At Just Nine-Years-Old

Keanu Charles Reeves began his acting career in the 1980s. At the early age of nine, he began performing on stage. He later appeared in commercials and short films, which spanned more than three decades. He hit the big time with a litany of successful films in the 1990s. After playing the lead role in Speed, he actually turned down the lead role in Speed 2 with an $11 million offer to return in the role. However, his net worth continued to rise with several blockbuster movies in the 21st century, including The Matrix and John Wick films.

Reeves also has found a keen love and special interests in horse riding and surfing, which were inspired by acting roles while he loves ballroom dancing as well. He used to be an active musician for a decade as he played the bass guitar for the bands Dogstar and Becky.

Keanu Reeves' Movie Salaries Have Been Massive

The base salary that Keanu Reeves earns from his various roles varies but because of his stature as one of the biggest action stars on the planet, he also receives ownership in many of the movies for which he stars. That means Reeves gets paid upfront and then receives part of each movie's gross revenue.

Here's what Reeves took home before profit sharing for some of his biggest roles and for his first few movies.

Date

Description

Salary

2013

John Wick 4

$15 Million

2019

John Wick 3

Unknown

2017

John Wick 2

$2 Million - $2.5 Million

2014

John Wick

$1 Million - $2 Million

2002

Salary from The Matrix Reloaded (+ 15% of the gross)

$15 Million

2002

Salary from The Matrix Revolutions (+ 15% of the gross)

$15 Million

1999

Salary from The Replacements

$12.5 Million

1998

Salary from The Matrix (+ 10% of the gross)

$10 Million

1996

Salary from The Devil's Advocate

$8 Million

1994

Salary from Johnny Mnemonic

$2 Million

1993

Salary from Speed

$1.2 Million

1985

Salary from Youngblood

$3,000

It's important to note that Keanu Reeves exact take-home pay is hard to nail down precisely. However, it is estimated that he earned around $200 million for all four Matrix films according to Screen Rant.

It's likely that Reeves also earned over $100 million for the four John Wick films. The movies have a combined. Variety reported in 2023 that the four John Wick Films have earned $1.011 billion in global box office takes. If Reeves were to receive even a modest 5% of the film's gross profits his added pay would be equal to just around $50 million. If his gross was closer to Tom Cruise's rumors 10% per film, he would have netted around $100 million in additional pay. That's a pay range that likely falls between $75 million to $150 million for the first four films.

Keanu Reeves only spoke 380 words during the entirety of John Wick 4. That's a per-word salary of $39,473.

While Keanu Reeve's net worth definitely increased thanks to the success of the John Wick movies, it's still a far cry from the estimated $83.3 million per film he took home for starring in the four Matrix movies.

Keanu Reeves Net Worth Has Increased Thanks To Endorsement Deals

While Keanu Reeves hasn't taken on a massive number of endorsement deals, the deals he has chosen have been lucrative. In 2019 Reeves endorsed luxury fashion house Yves Saint Laurent for the company's 2019 Fall Menswear campaign. The deal was reportedly worth $1 million. While it's a small sum of money for a man worth $380 million, it still added to his net worth.

Keanu Reeves also became the face and voice of Cyberpunk 2077, giving a synopsis of the game as "Johnny Silverhand" before it launched and providing his own image for many of the game's marketing campaigns. There's even a Funko Pop sporting his image.

Reeves is no stranger to video game endorsements, having voiced the 1991 video game Bill and Ted’s Adventures, The John Wick Chronicles, Fortnite, PayDay 2, The Matrix: The Path Of Neo, John Wick: Hex, Constantine, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

We don't know how much Keanu Reeves' net worth was affected by the video game deals but it's likely a hefty sum, especially for Cyberpunk 2077 which had a budget of $174 million and a $142 million marketing campaign according to Kotaku.

Keanu Reeves' Big Passion: His Motorcycle Company

While it's not on the level of Harley Davidson or Indian, the motorcycle company co-founded by Keanu Reeves makes custom bikes that start at upwards of $78,000 each. Arch Motorcycle was co-founded by Reeves and his friend Gard Hallinger.

Arch Motorcycle not only sells motorcycles but also apparel and other items through its website.

While Arch Motorcycle is only earning revenue of $1.3 million annually according to Kona Equity, it has the potential to grow in the luxury motorcycle sector, especially with Keanu Reeves attached to the project.

Keanu Reeves is worth $380 million in 2023 and we expect his net worth to grow quickly. He is co-starring in Ballerina in 2024, a spin-off of the John Wick series that stars a female assassin.