“Inside Keanu Reeves’ Unconventional Spending Habits: A Peek into the Life of Hollywood’s $380 Million Man”

With a salary of 15 million USD for “John Wick 4”, Keanu Reeves’ assets increased to 380 million USD. However, he was not very excited about his wealth.

According to Deadline , John Wick: Chapter 4 surpassed the $400 million box office mark in early May, becoming the highest-grossing film in the action franchise. This success brought the career of leading man Keanu Reeves to new heights.

Marca said the Canadian actor received a salary of $15 million for playing the role of assassin Jardani Jovanovich. In the movie, the character only uttered 380 words in 169 minutes, meaning Reeves earned $40,000 for each word.

The above remuneration does not include commissions after the film leaves theaters. This number is estimated to be several million USD.

Wages increase exponentially

Participating in the arts since the mid-1980s, Keanu Reeves has so far starred in more than 60 films, notably The Matrix trilogy, John Wick trilogy , Speed , Constantine , The Day The Earth Stood Still , Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Replacements …

His salary started at just $3,000 for Youngblood , Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure brought him $95,000 . For Speed , he was paid 1.2 million USD and his salary increased exponentially in subsequent films.

The projects Reeves starred in all achieved relatively good revenues, earning several hundred million dollars each. Including remuneration and bonuses, he earned $200 million thanks to The Matrix series . According to the latest statistics from Celebrity Net Worth , the actor owns a net worth of 380 million USD , an increase of 30 million USD compared to last year.

Keanu Reeves’ romantic and mysterious appearance in John Wick: Chapter 4. Photo: Variety.

 

“The factor that helps Keanu stand out in the competitive Hollywood market is that he often performs his own stunts. Luckily, in Keanu’s action movies, there are no reports of injuries or accidents on set,” Yahoo wrote.

This newspaper added that not only is Reeves one of the top names in the film industry, but he is also sought after by brands and invited to appear in commercials thanks to his clean image. In addition, he published two books, Ode to Happiness and Shadow , with quite high profits.

Ashamed of being rich

Despite his wealth, Reeves lives simply and does not spend money lavishly. Compared to Mark Wahlberg’s watch collection of dozens of Rolexes or 50 supercars, Nicolas Cage’s $20 million yacht , two Norton Commandos motorcycles and a few average value cars of the John Wick 4 actor , it’s nothing. How much?

According to Stylecaster , for many years, Reeves did not buy any more real estate. The actor lived for 4 years at Chateau Marmont (Los Angeles, USA). The rare house he owns is located in the Hollywood Hills, purchased for $8 million two decades ago.

Keanu Reeves is passionate about large displacement vehicles instead of expensive cars. He is the co-founder of the Los Angeles-based car repair company Arch Motorcycle. Photo: Los Angeles Times.

 

A source revealed to the New York Post that not only was Reeves not proud, Reeves sometimes felt dissatisfied, even embarrassed, with his enormous wealth.

“Keanu donates a lot of money and silently helps many others. He knows how lucky he is. Unlike many world superstars, Keanu has never been cocky,” this source shared.

In 1997, Reeves decided to reduce his salary by $2 million to help the producer reduce the burden and have the finances to invite Al Pacino to act. He did the same thing when he starred in The Replacements with Gene Hackman.

In an interview with Parade in 2020, Reeves expressed: “I’m really happy and excited to be here, today. I’m happy to wake up and have the opportunity to go to sleep after a long day.” To him, money is not so important.

“Money is the last thing I think about”

No one has a strange and generous way of spending money like Reeves, commented Celebrity Net Worth writer Amy Lamar .

Lamar was surprised to learn that Hollywood’s top star was willing to donate $20,000 to a struggling The Matrix employee without hesitation. And to pay tribute to the 12 stuntmen in the popular series, the actor withdrew his wallet to give them a set of Harley-Davidson bikes. At that time, each car of this brand cost from 7,000 USD or more.

Not to mention, during the John Wick: Chapter 4 filming party in Paris in 2021, the actor gave Rolex watches to 4 stunt actors: Bruce Concepcion, Jeremy Marinas, Dave Camarillo and Li Qiang.

The inside of each watch is engraved with the actor’s name, as well as a thank you and message from Reeves . The price of each is up to 14,000 USD , according to People .

Keanu Reeves receives a lot but also gives a lot. Photo: Vogue.

 

A filmmaker once shared: “Every stuntman wants to work with Keanu, not only because of the gifts but also because he appreciates their efforts. Keanu knows how to appreciate the stuntman’s contributions. Information Usually stunt actors, combat scene trainers… rarely receive this recognition.”

Part of Reeves’s desirable fortune is also used to donate to the charities Stand Up to Cancer and the SickKids Foundation. The actor especially invested in leukemia treatment research after Kim – his sister – was diagnosed with this disease in the 90s. Kim later recovered thanks to the research work regularly conducted by his brother. raise money to support.

“Money is the last thing I think about,” Reeves told The Chicago Tribune . The actor proudly said that he can still live well and help others in the next few decades based on what he has earned.