Chris Tucker Net Worth

How much is Chris Tucker worth?

Chris Tucker net worth and salary per movie: Chris Tucker is an American comedian and actor who has a net worth of $5 million. Believe it or not, at the peak of his career in the late 1990s, Chris was the highest-paid actor in the world. After the massive success of the first “Rush Hour” movie, in 1999 Tucker negotiated $20 million to appear in the sequel. That’s the same as earning $40 million for a single movie in today’s dollars.

He then negotiated a two-movie $40 million contract with New Line Cinema of which $25 million would be his salary for Rush Hour 3. Tucker also received 20% of the gross receipts of Rush Hour 3. In total Chris earned at least $50 million from his work in the Rush Hour franchise alone, roughly $65 million after adjusting for inflation.

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Actor Chris Tucker has a networth that has to be considered more than decent.

Inspirational Quotes by Chris Tucker

I couldn't imagine not having clean water.

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I love traveling. It not only opens my mind up, but it also allows me to use my fame in another way through humanitarian works and stuff, and being an influence around the world.

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When you're first starting out, you want to keep making good movies. When you're young and you're black, you do a bad movie and you're through.

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Everybody goes through a lot of the same things, and I talk about those, and that's the key. You have to connect with your audience, and I might take them on a trip with me, tell them I went here and I went there and they'll go with me, you know, to hear the stories.

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Georgia was a great place to live, but I wanted to get out because I knew the opportunities for what I was doing - stand-up comedy and eventually acting - were in Los Angeles.

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