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The renowned actor Robert Downey Jr. gained immense popularity for playing Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His role as the Marvel superhero impressed both critics and regular viewers. With his portrayal of a wealthy playboy inventor, he turned Marvel Studios into a cinematic powerhouse.
No doubt he’s been the best in these years, which can be estimated by seeing the amount he charges for doing each movie. Even though the actor became the world’s highest-paid actor for his Iron Man role, he responded unusually by calling his (most liked) character a “second-tier superhero.”
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Young Robert Downey Jr. Would Have Had Mixed Reactions Over His Character
When asked byGQ,“What do you think your younger self would think about the Iron Man thing, specifically?”Robert Downey Jr.went on to say:
“Well, first of all, back then, the reference would have been Christopher Reeve. And Michael Keaton. Right? So I’d have been somewhere in the middle of either having a judgment on it or saying, All right, cool people are doing it. But I know that I must have read those comics before, or they were in the atmosphere. So what I would have said was, “Ugh, really? That’s a second-tier superhero!”
He also noted that his younger self might have found himself somewhere in the middle — either making a judgment about playing a superhero or accepting it as something cool. The character of Iron Man brought theDue Datestar both wealth and fame, but his response looks a little inappropriate.
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Robert Downey Jr.’s Earnings from Portraying Iron Man in Marvel
A large portion of RDJ’s fortune comes from his work in various Marvel movies. The actor earned (reportedly) over $50 million as Captain America’s enemy in the movieCaptain America: Civil War.
Then there’s another film,Avengers: Infinity War(2018), which proved to be highly lucrative for him. It’s because the film’s global box office earnings were more than $2 billion. It translates to a substantial payout of at least $75 million for Downey.
The Hollywood star’s portrayal of Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, concluded inAvengers: Endgame. He initially earned a base salary of $20 million — which eventually grew to around $75 million thanks to his 8% share of the film’s profits.
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Shreya Jha
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Meet Shreya, FandomWire’s go-to Pop-Culture Writer. She holds a master’s degree in Journalism and a pop culture obsession that rivals even the most die-hard ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel fans.Her articles have been published in Animated Times, Creator Mail, and The Luxxe Mag. When Shreya’s not busy dishing out hot takes, she is lost in the world of rom-coms.
