james jones Net Worth & Cast Earnings
Total Career Earnings$19,096,000
Total Career Earnings (Inflation Adjusted)$37,176,000
Estimated Net Worth$13,192,208
Years Active1977-2025
Status TierEmerging
Savings Rate Range5% - 10%
Estimated Net Worth Range$8,794,805 to $17,589,611
Average Cast Salary Per Movie$636,533
Average Cast Salary Inflation Adjusted Per Movie$1,239,200
Movie Box Office and Profits
Cumulative WW Box Office$3,365,611,586
Cumulative Profit$1,391,690,727
Cumulative Domestic Box Office$1,752,020,533
Average WW Box Office$105,175,362
Average Domestic Box Office$54,750,642
Average Profit / Loss Per Film$43,490,335
Filmography
| Poster | Movie | Year | Roles | Overall Score | Worldwide | Cast Salary | Cast Salary (Inflation Adjusted) | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Annihilation of Fish | 2025 | Actor, Writer | 33.4 | $70,840 | $1,000 (est) | $1,000 | $1,367,420 |
 | Look Back | 2024 | Director | 77.7 | $12,646,317 | N/A | N/A | $12,331,862 |
 | The Lion King | 2019 | Actor | 92.4 | $1,656,943,400 | $5,183,000 (est) | $6,358,000 | $343,041,420 |
 | The Return of Martin Guerre | 2019 | Actor | 45.8 | $18,603 | $925,000 (est) | $1,135,000 | $-24,841,698 |
 | Like Sunday, Like Rain | 2015 | Producer | 37.3 | $28,208 | N/A | N/A | $4,391,104 |
 | Gimme Shelter | 2014 | Actor | 54.2 | $1,362,018 | $9,000 (est) | $12,000 | $14,435,162 |
 | If You Build It | 2014 | Actor | 63.2 | $43,393 | $500,000 (est) | $662,000 | $-5,950,304 |
 | Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins | 2008 | Actor | 71.8 | $43,655,416 | $352,000 (est) | $512,000 | $8,979,947 |
 | Fantasia 2000 | 2000 | Actor | 79.8 | $90,874,570 | $1,540,000 (est) | $2,806,000 | $-9,337,775 |
 | Gang Related | 1997 | Actor | 49.9 | $5,906,773 | $19,000 (est) | $37,000 | $22,962,612 |
 | A Family Thing | 1996 | Actor | 44.9 | $10,125,417 | $136,000 (est) | $272,000 | $15,320,609 |
 | Jefferson in Paris | 1995 | Actor | 26.4 | $2,473,668 | $184,000 (est) | $379,000 | $-334,699 |
 | Clean Slate | 1994 | Actor | 34.9 | $7,355,425 | $39,000 (est) | $83,000 | $18,302,214 |
 | Clear and Present Danger | 1994 | Actor | 88.4 | $122,187,720 | $2,294,000 (est) | $4,856,000 | $76,736,422 |
 | The Lion King | 1994 | Actor | 97.1 | $771,055,550 | $1,075,000 (est) | $2,275,000 | $363,040,218 |
 | Excessive Force | 1993 | Actor | 19.6 | $1,152,117 | $393,000 (est) | $853,000 | $-5,209,095 |
 | Sommersby | 1993 | Actor | 69.3 | $50,081,992 | $925,000 (est) | $2,008,000 | $55,597,494 |
 | The Meteor Man | 1993 | Actor | 43.4 | $8,016,708 | $299,000 (est) | $650,000 | $10,105,364 |
 | The Sandlot | 1993 | Actor | 85.6 | $32,434,006 | $46,000 (est) | $100,000 | $63,958,704 |
 | Patriot Games | 1992 | Actor | 86.3 | $83,351,584 | $668,000 (est) | $1,493,000 | $70,967,236 |
 | Convicts | 1991 | Actor | 14.2 | $13,623 | $0 (est) | $0 | $228,812 |
 | The Hunt for Red October | 1990 | Actor | 92.4 | $122,012,640 | $817,000 (est) | $1,961,000 | $97,640,859 |
 | Best of the Best | 1989 | Actor | 49.5 | $1,700,000 | $118,000 (est) | $300,000 | $7,625,000 |
 | Field of Dreams | 1989 | Actor | 90.3 | $64,532,368 | $500,000 (est) | $1,264,000 | $74,950,144 |
 | Three Fugitives | 1989 | Actor | 63.2 | $40,586,888 | $269,000 (est) | $681,000 | $42,633,966 |
 | Coming to America | 1988 | Actor | 94.0 | $128,152,336 | $900,000 source (he reportedly made around $900,000 for his role in 'Coming to America') | $2,387,000 | $85,243,797 |
 | Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold | 1987 | Actor | 45.2 | $3,751,699 | $433,000 (est) | $1,196,000 | $-1,383,743 |
 | Gardens of Stone | 1987 | Actor | 41.9 | $5,262,047 | $408,000 (est) | $1,127,000 | $295,915 |
 | Matewan | 1987 | Actor | 48.9 | $1,680,358 | $160,000 (est) | $443,000 | $3,113,322 |
 | Soul Man | 1986 | Actor | 58.2 | $27,820,000 | $67,000 (est) | $192,000 | $34,533,000 |
 | Conan the Barbarian | 1982 | Actor | 84.4 | $39,566,760 | $620,000 (est) | $2,016,000 | $9,766,107 |
 | Exorcist II: The Heretic | 1977 | Actor | 35.8 | $30,749,142 | $216,000 (est) | $1,117,000 | $1,179,331 |
Basic Facts
Namejames jones
TypePerson
Role(s)
Actor
Director
Producer
Writer
Films in database32
Years in database1977-2025
Role counts
Actor: 30
Director: 1
Producer: 1
Writer: 1
Movie Data
Average Movie Score60.0
Movie Score Min14.2
Movie Score Max97.1
Tooltips
- he reportedly made around $900,000 for his role in 'Coming to America'