American child actor, rapper, songwriter and dancer, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, has an estimated net worth of $8 million.
The scion of an A-list Hollywood couple — rapper-turned-actor Will Smith and actress Jada Pinkett Smith — Jaden Smith entered show business as a pint-sized child star, courtesy of his mom and dad. He began with a number of appearances on the Smith-produced sitcom All of Us (2003), Jaden began his film debut alongside his dad in the inspirational drama The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) and dditional projects followed, including a role as one of the humans who teaches alien Klaatu (Keanu Reeves) about life on Earth in director Scott Derrickson’s science-fiction remake The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008).
Smith is the most bankable kid in Tinseltown. He has become the highest-paid child star in Hollywood, raking in an estimated $3 million from his role in 2010′s The Karate Kid, a remake of Ralph Macchio’s 1984 sleeper hit. Jaden was paid an upfront fee of $1 million to star in the film and has since made another $2 million in royalties after the film grossed more than $150 million at the box office. The young actor spent the summer of 2009 in China training with martial arts experts from co-star Jackie Chan’s personal stunt team before shooting the action film. Since filming The Karate Kid at 10, he’s gone on to appear in the smash Justin Bieber biopic Never Say Never. The preteen was seen on the silver screen again when he teamed up with Will and Hollywood director M. Night Shayamalan for a new sci-fi flick expected to open in 2012. Smith was born in Malibu, California on July 8, 1998. He is the half-brother of Trey Smith and is also the brother of singer Willow Smith.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
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2011 |
Earnings |
In 2011, he signed a contract for two Karate Kid films. The contract revealed that he would be paid in two installments for the two films, one is worth $900,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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2011 |
Contract |
The box office film which grossed over $150 million earned Jaden Smith a bonus amounting to $2 million |
$2,000,000 |
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2009 |
Performance Fee |
Salary from The Karate Kid |
$3,000,000 |