Jason Momoa is an American actor, director, filmmaker, and writer who has a net worth of $15 million. He earned worldwide popularity portraying Khal Drogo in the fantasy drama — Game of Thrones. Currently, he is best known as Arthur Curry or Aquaman for his role in the Aquaman film.
Since 1999, Jason Momoa has an acting credit of 37 films and television series. In 2011, he won the CinemaCon, USA award for his role in Rising Star. However, he is currently contributing to the Apple TV science fiction drama — See.
How much does Jason Momoa earn?
Most of Jason Momoa’s wealth came through acting. Besides, he made pretty figures endorsing numerous brands. Before his earning sources, have a glimpse of Jason Momoa’s yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily income:
- Yearly Income: $1.2 million
- Monthly Income: $100k
- Weekly Income: $23k
- Daily Income: $3,287
How does Jason Momoa make money?
As an actor, Jason Momoa is very young in the film industry. But, he has earned worldwide popularity through his fabulous work on super-hit drama series.
However, Momoa’s main source of income is:
- Acting
- Brand Endorsing
Apart from these, he earned so far so good from modeling, film-producing, and so on. Let’s have a brief discussion on Jason Momoa’s earning wheels —
How much does Jason Momoa gross from acting?
Jason is credited with 37 films and television series. Among these, his top-rated and high grossing films are —
- Aquaman
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Justice League
- The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
- Conan the Barbarian
In the worldwide box office, Jason is credited with $86 million. His featured acting role in seven films aided highly to gross this sum.
Here’s Jason Momoa’s featured films and their box office earnings:
| Films Name | Worldwide Box Office Earnings |
| Aquaman | $1,148,485,886 |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | $873,637,528 |
| The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part | $192,306,508 |
| Conan the Barbarian | $63,523,283 |
Jason Momoa is the highest-paid Aquaman cast member. Portraying the main character of Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Jason took $1.5 million.
For comparison phenomena, Aquaman’s cast member and their earnings from this film are mentioned below:
| Name of Aquaman’s cast member | Earnings |
| Jason Momoa | $1.5 million |
| Otis Dhanji | $75k |
| Michael Beach | $100k |
| Randall Park | $100k |
| Nicole Kidman | $200k |
In the worldwide box office, his contribution through leading and supporting role is mentioned below:
| Acting Role | Box Office Aggregate |
| Leading | $86,138,519 |
| Supporting | $1,063,020,246 |
| Lead Ensemble Member | $1,799,703,909 |
Now, talking about television series, Jason Momoa has received $1 million per episode for his acting role of Khal Drogo in the Game of Thrones. He has appeared in 11 episodes in this series. Hence, Jason was paid $11 million from Game of Thrones.
Apart from Game of Thrones, Jason is currently portraying Baba Voss in the American Science fiction drama — See. He has paid $600k per episode for his role in this series so far. Appearing in eight episodes, Jason has received $4.8 million so far from See.
How much does Jason Momoa make from brand endorsement?
Jason has appeared in numerous advertisements for reputed brands. In 2020, he received a handsome salary endorsing Rocket Mortgage.
Besides, he promoted Ozzy Osbourne’s new album — Ordinary Man. Furthermore, he appeared in the “Scary Little Green Men” song for notable exchange.
Jason Momoa: At a Glance
| Birth Name | Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1 August 1979 |
| Birth Place | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lbs) |
| Spouse | Lisa Bonet (m. 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Actor, Model, Film-maker, Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Salary | $600k per episode |
| Net Worth | $15 million |
Real Estate & Car Collection
Jason Momoa is currently living in a mammoth house in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles. He and his wife, Lisa Bonet, are spending great hours in that house.
Talking about car collection, Jason prefers to drive the Land Rover Defender Series 3. His vehicle collection includes —
- Land Rover Defender Series 3
- Vallkree Drifter Electric Motorbike
- Harley Davidson Softail Slim Bike
- BMW R Nine T Scrambler
- Ford F-150 RV
- White Ranger Rover
- Harley Davidson Chopper
- Aston Martin DB5U
Early Life
Jason Momoa is the son of Joseph Momoa and Coni. He was born on 1 August 1979, in Nanakuli, Honolulu, Hawaii. He is of Polynesian ethnicity.
Talking about education, Jason Momoa attended Norwalk High School. He graduated from this school in 1997. Later on, he studied at Colorado State University. He majored in wildlife biography at this University.
Career
As a model, Jason was discovered by a fashion designer, Eric Chandler, and Takeo Kobayashi. Since then, he began his modeling career.
Apart from modeling, he worked in Surf Shop. At 19, Jason first appeared in the drama series — Baywatch Hawaii. In 2005, he got a chance to play a role in Stargate: Atlantis.
Portraying Khal Drogo in the Game of Thrones drama series, Jason first came into the limelight. He received worldwide attention as it was a super-hit.
Jason further portrayed Declan Harp in the Canadian historical drama, Frontier. He also hosted Saturday Night Live in 2018.
In 2011, Jason won the CinemaCon Awards for his Conan the Barbarian & Game of Thrones role. His mammoth accolades in the acting realm came through his main role in the 2018 super-hero film — Aquaman.
Since 1999, Jason Momoa has been actively contributing to the film industry. He is now passing busy hours portraying Baba Voss in See.
FAQs
In 2017, Jason Momoa married the famous American actress, Lisa Bonet. Throughout her acting career, Lisa has accumulated a net worth of $14 million.
Typically, Jason Momoa has green eyes. He inherited this eye color from his maternal aspect. However, sometimes he changed his eye color to fit the role.
Sources
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0597388/ — Jason Momoa IMDB.
- https://www.the-numbers.com/person/219050401-Jason-Momoa#tab=summary — Jason Momoa box office summary.
- https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1477834/ — Box Office earnings of the film — Aquaman.
- https://www.thethings.com/how-did-aquaman-jason-momoa-rack-up-his-14-million-net-worth/ — Jason Momoa earning from See.
