Jennifer Love Hewitt’s net worth: Return to big screen with ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’

18 Jul 2025, 11:15 · The Fresno Bee

Jennifer Love Hewitt returns to the big screen with I Know What You Did Last Summer - 28 years after the release of the first film. It's the fourth film installment of the popular slasher franchise (which also spawned a television series), and Hewitt is a survivor featured in the first movie from 1997.

I Know What You Did Last Summer was released on July 19, 2025, and the film continues with the premise of a masked killer chasing his victims but the newest entry features a largely new cast of characters and Hewitt and original film co-star Freddie Prinze taking on supporting roles.

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In the past decade or so, Hewitt has mainly focused on her television career, which has kept her busy in the more than 30 years she's been in the entertainment industry.

Here's how much Hewitt is worth and how she makes her money.

Jennifer Love Hewitt's career in the entertainment industry spans more than three decades, from the popular 1990s TV show 'Party of Five' to the latest insallment of the 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' franchise.

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What is Jennifer Love Hewitt's net worth?

Hewitt has a net worth in 2025 of between $18 million and $30 million, according to various online sources. Celebrity Net Worth puts her net worth in 2025 at $22 million, a figure that it has maintained since at least 2020.

Who is Jennifer Love Hewitt?

Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas on February 21, 1979. She moved with her mother and brother to Los Angeles, where she starred in TV commercials and some shows.

Hewitt got the attention of viewers when she starred in the second season of the TV teen and family drama series Party of Five, which first aired in 1994 and lasted for six seasons. In 1997, she played Julie James, part of a group of friends who covered up a hit-and-run accident only to be stalked by a killer, in I Know What You Did Last Summer and its 1998 sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.

After Party of Five ended in 2000, she focused on acting roles for the big screen. She featured in light-hearted comedies such as the Heartbreakers (2000), The Tuxedo (2002) opposite Jackie Chan, and the two Garfield movies in 2004 and 2006.

At the same time, she continued with her TV career - taking the main role in Ghost Whisperer, which ran from 2005 to 2010, and she featured in other TV series. Since 2018, she's taken on a main role as an emergency call dispatcher in 9-1-1.

Jennifer Love Hewitt has taken on main roles on television series, and her latest is on the "9-1-1" TV show.

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How does Jennifer Love Hewitt make her money?

Hewitt's primary source of income is from her acting career, having made millions of dollars from her various roles in TV shows and movies. In Heartbreakers, she was paid $4 million, according to TheRichest, which compiles celebrities' earnings. In Ghost Whisperer, she reportedly made $225,000 per episode in the 2005 season, which had 22 episodes, but her pay was reduced to $150,000 by the fifth and last season. In 9-1-1, Hewitt was earning $250,000 an episode, according to TheRIchest.

It's not publicly known how much she earned from the 2025 installment of I Know What You Did Last Summer.

Hewitt also has a music career, having released four studio albums. Her first song was recorded in 1992, and her popularity continued on to the early 2000s.

Hewitt in the past has served as a brand ambassador for major companies such as Neutrogena. She now counts candymaker Ferrero Rocher among brands she endorses.

She also has a clothing line for women during maternity. Recently, she was in a collaboration with BFFs and Babes, the Love Angeles collection, and all of the proceeds from the sales went to Baby2Baby which supports victims of the Los Angeles fires, according to an interview broadcast on iHeartRadio.

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How much did Jennifer Love Hewitt earn from "I Know What You Did Last Summer?"

It's not publicly known how much Hewitt earned from the 2025 installment of I Know What You Did Last Summer. She took on a minor role in the movie, which reportedly had a budget of $18 million.

How does Jennifer Love Hewitt spend her money?

Hewitt has real estate investments. She reportedly spent $6 million on a home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles which she shares with her husband Brian Hallisay and their three children. However, her home was damaged during the January 2025 fires.

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This story was originally published July 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM.