How much has Mariah Carey earned from ‘All I Want From Christmas is You’?

• The holiday season is here and the song that rules it is back as well, Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas
• The song often tops charts around this time of the year, with it being played almost everywhere
• The song has made the singer rich with big numbers, higher than Dwayne Johnson’s $50 million from Red One

Mariah Carey is certainly one of the most well-known singers of all time. While a lot of this can be credited to her extremely lengthy career full of classic, iconic albums, and performances, the one song that has helped her profit the most, perhaps, is the festive song, ‘All I Want For Christmas’. Hitting the charts every year around Christmas, this song is all anyone hears for the month of December.

Mariah Carey

With how much it is streamed every year, a question is raised over how much money Carey has made from this song ever since its release. the number is so high that Dwayne Johnson’s recent record-breaking salary for his upcoming film, Red One, is lesser than her profit from this one song.

How Much Money Has Mariah Carey Earned From This Song?

When it comes to Christmas, it is safe to say that a huge percentage of the population goes all out. As soon as the calendar shows the date of first December, Christmas is all that is on the minds of many. When it comes to thinking of this festival, one of the first things that pops into the heads of people is the song ‘All I Want For Christmas’ by Mariah Carey, which is streamed 24 hours a day in stores, social media, and pretty much anything with the speaker.Mariah Carey

This raises the question of how much money has been made from this song. A report from the New York Post, via CapitalFM, suggests that every year, the singer earns around $3 million from this song alone. In December 2019, it was reported that the song had earned over $60 million up until that point. After Christmas of 2021, the number is expected to be much higher. having earned around $12.5 million since then, it can be estimated that her earnings from this song are over $70 million.Dwayne Johnson’s Salary Doesn’t Come Close

This is no small sum of money, however, it is understandable considering just how much this song is streamed around this time, with many associating Christmas with the song. despite this, it’s weird to find out that Mariah Carey has earned more from this song than Dwayne Johnson earned for his upcoming film, a salary that has been referred to by many as being record-breaking.

Dwayne Johnson and J.K. Simmons in a location still from Red One

It has been reported that the A-list actor is earning $50 million for his upcoming film, Red One, in which he features alongside Captain America actor, Chris Evans. the film is expected to be an action holiday film, it has a unique take on the traditional Christmas stories that are usually seen around this time. It has also been compared to movies like the classic, Die Hard, and the 2022 film, Violent Night.