Here’s How Much Vin Diesel Got for Voicing Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel Studios will release the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie in the May of 2023, and it will mark the last Guardians’ journey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Most characters will have their last appearances; some fans mentally prepare for that moment. The comic relief and wittiness Star-Lord, Drax, Gamora, Mantis, Rocket, and Groot brought us many joyful moments. Still, besides characters, the speculation around contract extensions of the actors and some of their earnings resurfaced in the media. Particularly Vin Diesel and his earnings for voicing Groot in the MCU. This article will discuss how much Vin Diesel earned for voicing Groot in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies.

According to multiple sources, Vin Diesel has earned around 55 million dollars for voicing Groot in four Marvel Cinematic Universe projects. This means Vin Diesel earned almost 14 million dollars per movie, making him one of the top earners in the Guardians of the Galaxy cast. Besides voicing Groot, Vin Diesel played a huge part in advertising movies because his name alone is worth a lot of money commercially.

We will discuss this topic more by mentioning Vin Diesel’s performance in Guardians of the Galaxy movies and why he earned that much money. If you are interested in this topic, stay with us until the end.

Vin Diesel’s work as Groot in Marvel Cinematic Universe

Groot is a tree-like humanoid who appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie in 2014. He is an accomplice of Rocket, portrayed as an innocent being completely different from the rest of the Guardians. Each had been portrayed as individual with a dark past, while Groot was never like that. Vin Diesel provided Groot with his voice acting and motion capture for Groot and even provided the character’s voice in various foreign languages.

In the interview for Entertainment Weekly, James Gunn said that Groot was inspired by his dog and praised Diesel for his voice acting and the way he pronounced the sentence “I am Groot!.” It seems silly, but Gunn genuinely expressed admiration because past actors couldn’t do what Diesel did with Groot. In another interview, Diesel expressed gratitude for voicing such a wholesome character because he’s been dealing with the death of his Fast & Furious partner and friend, Paul Walker. 

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol.2, sees Groot being “reborn” at the end of the first movie after being almost destroyed, and once again, Diesel has been tasked with portraying a powerful humanoid tree, but this time, as a growing baby. Baby Groot’s interactions with other team members have been hilarious; fans recognized that. 

James Gunn mentioned that Diesel had to adapt to the new path character has been bestowed, and the actor confirmed that he needed to portray an adorable baby that needs to learn everything all over again. In that movie, Vin Diesel played Groot in a higher pitch voice and had to record Groot’s voice line in sixteen different languages. Nevertheless, Groot had a fresh start, setting him up for MCU’s two biggest movies – Infinity War and Endgame.

Groot grew into a rebellious teenager who fought Thanos with other Marvel superheroes. This time, Vin Diesel didn’t do the motion picture part of the role; Terry Notary was tasked with that part of the character. In the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 3, Groot will be “buffed” like the actor himself, and it will be interesting to see how Groot will be characterized in the last Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

Infinity War and Endgame were the biggest movies of the MCU since they were the perfect ending to the Infinity Saga, which started with Incredible Hulk and Iron Movie from 2007 and 2008. Moreover, the movies earned billions of dollars, and some actors earned enormous amounts. For example, Robert Downey Jr. allegedly earned up to 75 million dollars.

But what about Vin Diesel in Guardians of the Galaxy movies? How much he earned? Let’s find out.

How much Vin Diesel earned as a member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

When it comes to actors’ earnings, all kinds of information are thrown around. However, the mentioned paycheck of Robert Downey Jr. was heavily featured after the release of Endgame and his ultimate departure from the MCU. Frankly, the paycheck of up to 70 million dollars seems factual.

When it comes to other actors in the MCU, the paycheck numbers are thrown around a lot online, but once again, in Vin Diesel’s case, it seems that 13 million dollars in earnings for each movie is a piece of credible information. People wondered why Vin Diesel would earn that much money for saying one sentence in different ways. Well, it is more than that.

Besides featuring in a Marvel project that is, by default earning more than 500 million dollars, Vin Diesels is a Hollywood star. Fast & Furious, XXX, and The Chronicles of Riddick are his most notable works, propelling him to become a true action star.

Vin Diesel is similar to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson since he is a fan favorite and has a pristine reputation, especially in the Hollywood community that revealed some “horror” stories in the last few decades. When Guardians of the Galaxy was first announced, the cast didn’t seem star-stacked like Avengers were.

Before Guardians of the Galaxy, only Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, and Zoe Saldaña (to an extent, with her appearances in huge franchises like Star Trek and Avatar) seemed notable. Chris Pratt was known for being a supporting character in the comedy show Parks and Recreation, while Dave Bautista was much better known as a WWE star than an actor.

Vin Diesel’s name brings a lot of money to movies, and the actor dedicated himself to advertising the movie. He talked about his work on portraying Groot and how Guardians of the Galaxy will fit perfectly into the MCU. Frankly, Diesel did an amazing job, and Guardians became a unique and special group of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

With all being said, Vin Diesel earned around 55 million dollars for his portrayal of Groot in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, and it will be interesting to see if the character of Groot will remain in the MCU after the last Guardians movie. Maybe Vin Diesel will finally get his live-action role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, his goal before getting the honors of portraying Groot.