Net Worth: $50 Million
What Is Johnny Knoxville’s Net Worth?
s_bukley / Depositphotos.comJohnny Knoxville may have gotten his start as a wisecracking stuntman but he quickly turned his “Jackass” fame into a lucrative acting career.
Since Jackass’s debut on October 1, 2000, Johnny Knoxville’s net worth has increased to $50 million as of December 12, 2023.
How Much Has Johnny Knoxville Made From The Jackass Franchise?
info@photographybyeugene.com / Depositphotos.comJohnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, and Spike Jonze co-own the production company Dickhouse Productions which is responsible for the creation of the Jackson TV series and movies.
While the company has never released the amount of money its owners earn, the Jackass movies have brought in more than $340 million worldwide and the MTV-based series has added to that total.
Jackass as a series is very cheap to produce thanks to the low-quality video production and the relatively cheap cost of its cast.
Given that his studio produced the TV series and continues to produce movies, Knoxville has likely earned at least half of his $50 million fortune from the Jackass brand.
At the same time, it has taken a toll on his body, according to The Cinemaholic, Knoxville has sustained over “79 injuries over the past two decades. Johnny reportedly underwent $8.66 million worth of medical procedures (for a brain hemorrhage, 16 concussions, an alligator bite, and more).”
Johnny Knoxville Has Built A Respectable Movie Career
s_bukley / Depositphotos.comKnoxville has likely earned millions of dollars by starring and co-starring in various box-office hits. The actor and stuntman’s top 10 movies have earned over $1 billion in global box office.
| Movie Title | Year | Director | Starring | Worldwide Box Office Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men in Black II | 2002 | Barry Sonnenfeld | Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rosario Dawson | $441,818,803 |
| Jackass: The Movie | 2002 | Jeff Tremaine | Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Ryan Dunn | $79,496,847 |
| Jackass: Number Two | 2006 | Jeff Tremaine | Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O | $84,654,621 |
| Jackass 3D | 2010 | Jeff Tremaine | Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O | $171,685,793 |
| Walking Tall | 2004 | Kevin Bray | Johnny Knoxville, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Bowen | $57,223,890 |
| Big Trouble | 2002 | Barry Sonnenfeld | Rene Russo, Tom Sizemore, Johnny Knoxville | $8,471,710 |
| The Last Stand | 2013 | Jee-woon Kim | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville | $48,335,282 |
| Jackass Forever | 2022 | Jeff Tremaine | Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius | $94,160,000 |
| Jackass 3.5 | 2011 | Jeff Tremaine | Johnny Knoxville, Ryan Dunn, Bam Margera | N/A |
| Bad Grandpa | 2013 | Jeff Tremaine | Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicoll, Spike Jonze | $151,832,427 |
| Total | $1,037,158,583 |
While Knoxville may not command the big paydays of Hollywood’s biggest A-list stars, you’ll notice that even with various Hollywood movies to his name, it’s his Jackass-produced movies that earn his biggest box office totals.
Johnny Knoxville Is Still Very Involved In Movie And TV Projects
SamAronov / Depositphotos.comKnoxville has appeared in dozens of movies and has performed voice actor duties on such hit shows as “Family Guy” and “King of the Hill.” His first notable role was the alien Scrad in 2002’s “Men In Black II.” He followed up that role in 2005’s “Dukes of Hazzard” where he starred as Luke Duke. He also starred in “The Ringer.”
While his movie and TV salaries have been largely kept under wraps, Johnny Knoxville has diversified his acting career with acting and voice roles, and he’s also repeatedly stepped behind the camera as producer and writer for some of his production studio’s own work, including the popular “Bad Grandpa” movie.
Knoxville’s production company also films documentaries including The Birth of Big Air (2010), a documentary about Matt Hoffman, and The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (2010). Both of those documentaries were picked up by Tribeca Films.
Johnny Knoxville’s Professional Wrestling Career Adds To His Net Worth
s_bukley / Depositphotos.comJohnny Knoxville’s net worth has certainly been helped along by his time as a guest star within the WWE. Knoxville debuted his wrestling skills during a promotion on October 12, 2008, and since that appearance on “Raw” which featured a feud with The Great Khali, he has continued to appear during various events.
Most notably, Johnny Knoxville appeared in 2002’s Royal Rumble and then defeated Zayn in an Anything Goes Match that same year when his Jackass co-stars Chris Pontius, Wee Man, Jasper Dolphin, and director Jeff Tremaine jumped in to save the day.
While Knoxville isn’t making millions for the WWE, he has been able to use the platform to promote upcoming and new Jackass movies which have led to big opening weekend numbers.
Knoxville Has Also Earned From Product Endorsements
Remember the Taco Bell dog? Knoxville shot a TV spot with the famous pooch.
Knoxville has also worked with such well-respected brands as Mountain Dew and Nike.
Knoxville has never publicly released info about his product endorsements but given the height of his popularity during his Taco Bell commercial and other endorsements, he likely made some decent money for his product endorsement efforts.
Johnny Knoxville’s net worth of $50 million is a conservative estimate of his earnings with some publications placing that number even higher at $75 million. Regardless of the official total, Knoxville has certainly made an impressive fortune from a career that started by pulling off insane stunts and silly pranks.
