How Much Money Did Jamie Foxx Make from Both the Spider-Man Movies He Starred in?
Jamie Foxx is a renowned name in the Hollywood industry. He is a very skilled performer known for his superb acting and comic skills. Foxx started as a stand-up comic before switching to acting. After Foxx won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in Ray, his acting career took off.
Every critic praised the actor for his work in the film, and spectators also praised it for being fantastic. The Day Shift actor played American singer-songwriter Ray Charles in the film. The 55-year-old was even part of one of the Spider-Man adaptations. He played the villain Electro in 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2. He also reprised his role in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. Let’s have a look into the 55-year-old’s earnings from the MCU films.
How much did Jamie Foxx earn from the Spider-Man films?
Jamie Foxx is a well-known performer who has found success in several areas of the entertainment industry, including music, comedy, and acting. Foxx started in the entertainment industry as a comedian before transitioning to acting in the early 1990s.
The 55-year-old played the baddie Electro in Andrew Garfield-starring The Amazing Spider-Man 2. The film failed to impress critics and underperformed at the box office with $708.9 million global collection. The Ray star reprised his role in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, which had a successful run at the box office. The film grossed over $1.8 billion worldwide, making it a huge success.
With Foxx’s net worth being $170 million, he earned handsome money from his role in the Spider-Man films. For The Amazing Spider-Man 2, there are no clear figures for the Day Shift star’s earnings. But because he was already earning in the range of $5 million to $10 million per role at that time, his salary was most likely somewhere in that area.
However, Jamie Foxx reprising his role in the big-budget Spider-Man: No Way Home, earned $550,000.
The actor has recently taken a break from acting due to his severe medical complications.
A look into Jamie Foxx’s successful acting career
Jamie Foxx is well on his way to becoming a living legend. In his successful three-decade career, Foxx has starred in several critically acclaimed and box office hits. Born as Eric Marlon Bishop, the Project Power actor changed his name to Jamie Foxx.
In 1989, the 55-year-old started as a comedian by doing indie roles at open mic nights. He made his acting debut in 1991’s sketch comedy program In Living Colour. Toys, a 1992 comedy, served as the Ray star’s feature film debut, and he continued to appear in low-budget films until his breakthrough performances in the early 2000s.
His co-starring role in Ali (2001) helped him gain popularity in the industry. The biopic Ray, which was released in 2004, starring the Sleepless actor as the American musician Ray Charles won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Foxx hasn’t looked back since and has starred in multiple blockbusters.
Source: Parade
