Following the success of Kevin Smith's first movie Clerks, he went on to make other films that have had various budgets and earned a range of amounts in return. For instance, "despite having a larger budget and screening compared to Clerks," 1995's Mallrats "only made around $2 million," according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Beyond that, 2006's Clerks II was given a $5 million budget and earned $25 million, while back in 1999, Dogma starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon had a $10 million budget and made $30 million, which is the same amount that Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back earned in 2001. As for 1997's Chasing Amy, a film that Celebrity Net Worth notes "is widely considered to be his best of all time," it was made with only $250,000, but raked in $12 million while in theaters.
Thanks to his movies' money-making success, Smith has $25 million today, per Celebrity Net Worth. While that's certainly impressive, he could have had even more money if his financially focused claims about Harvey Weinstein are true.
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