How much did Robert Downey Jr. make from Marvel?

Last Modified Mar 30, 2025 17:20 GMT
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According to Insider, Robert Downey Jr. has made a whopping amount of around $435 million by playing Marvel's Iron Man.

Robert Downey Jr. has been making headlines lately as rumors claim that he will be returning to Marvel as Iron Man in their further projects. As per an insider, Downey Jr. is all set to reprise his role as Tony Stark in Marvel's upcoming film, Avengers: Secret War along with Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. However, these reports have not been officially confirmed yet by the makers.

Millions of fans had their heart broken after Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man left the MCU following the events of Avengers: Endgame. Since then fans have been eagerly wishing to see him wear the titanium suit once again. The movie Iron Man was a second chance at life for Robert Downey Jr. after his addiction to drugs and multiple prison trips, when Downey Jr.'s career was in shambles. However, during his resurgence, Iron Man director Jon Favreau and Kevin Feige took a huge risk and cast Downey Jr. to play the playboy, philanthropist, inventor, and ingenious scientist, Tony Stark, and since then the rest is history.

How much did Robert Downey Jr. get paid for Iron Man 1?

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Even though Robert Downey Jr. was on the path of rebuilding his career and name in the industry post his substance abuse controversy, Downey accepted a low salary of $500,000 with an unknown cut of back-end profits. It marked the launch of one of the biggest franchises Hollywood had ever seen and a massive boost to RDJ's career resurgence.

Iron man was made on a budget of $140 million. The film premiered on May 2, 2008, and was a massive hit at the box office. The film opened to positive reviews and grossed over $585.8 million at the box office. It was the first film in phase one of the MCU and turned out to be the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2008. This made Downey the face of Marvel.

Coming back to the total salary, due to the success RDJ took home around $2 million.

How much did Robert Downey Jr. get paid for Iron Man 2?

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Considering Iron Man's success, Downey was able to negotiate more money for the blockbuster sequel. It is reported that Robert Downey Jr. earned $10 million, plus another sweet back-end deal. Iron Man 2 made around $623 million internationally.

How much did Robert Downey Jr. get paid for Marvel’s Avengers?

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The Avengers was released in 2012. By this year and due to the success of his two previous Marvel films, Robert Downey Jr. had a base salary of $10 million which continued further for the next several films. The Avengers was another amazing success and earned $1.5 billion worldwide. Due to the immense success, and back-end deals, Downey's Avengers payment was brought up to $50 million by the end.

How much did Robert Downey Jr. get paid for Iron Man 3?

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Robert Downey Jr. again was paid $50 million for reprising his role as Iron Man in the third installment.

How much did Robert Downey Jr. get paid for Avengers: Age of Ultron?

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Even though Avengers: Age of Ultron was the lowest-grossing Marvel film, Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man was still its highlight. The film earned $1.4 billion and Downey took home around $50-$80 million.

How much did Robert Downey Jr. get paid for Captain America: Civil War?

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Robert Downey Jr. has reportedly made $64 million for playing Captain America's enemy in the film Captain America: Civil War.

How much did Robert Downey Jr. get paid for Spider-Man: Homecoming?

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Many would be shocked to know that RDJ was paid $1m per minute for screen time in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Hence, for 10-15 minutes of screentime, Downey Jr. was paid $10-15 million.

How much did Robert Downey Jr. get paid for Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame?

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Finally, for his last two films, Robert Downey Jr. was paid $75 million and $130 million respectively.

FAQs

A. Recent reports claim that Robert Downey Jr. will reprise his role as Iron Man for Marvel's future film Avengers: Secret Wars.
A. Iron Man was released on May 2, 2008.

A. Robert Downey Jr. is 58 years old as of March 2025.

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