Downey's salary also experienced a qualitative leap, from $500,000 for Iron Man 1, when Iron Man was only a second-rate character in Marvel Comics. To 1 0 million dollars in The Avengers1,and then to 50 million dollars and then to 100 million dollars, how many people envy such a success. In 20 15, he earned $80 million, ranking first in Forbes' list of the world's richest actors. In 16, Robert Downey Jr. ranked eighth among Forbes' top ten highest-paid male stars with $33 million.
"Iron Man" cost10.40 billion US dollars, and gained a box office of 585 million US dollars. It is also a miracle box office of "Iron Man", which ensures the future development of the Marvel movie universe and all the series movies made in Marvel Comics now. Most of the cost of Iron Man 1 is spent on special effects production, and after the success of Iron Man, Marvel Comics has more confidence to spend money on special effects, so there are those cool and exciting special effects pictures.
There is a reason why it is so high, because Iron Man saved Marvel Comics. In 2008, the financial crisis of Marvel Pictures broke out, and the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. Many popular superheroes were forced to sell to other companies because of financial problems, such as Spider-Man sold to Sony and Wolverine sold to 20th Century Fox. Although superheroes such as Hulk are popular, Marvel Films dare not shoot Hulk-related movies because the box office of the previous Hulk Hulk fell on the street.
In desperation, Marvel Comics can only choose the role of Iron Man, knowing that the role of Iron Man was a second-rate and unknown role in 2008. As a result, "Iron Man" became an instant hit, and the box office was super high. Not only did Marvel Comics get a turnover of funds, but Downey also ushered in a rising period of his career.
It is precisely because Donnie and Marvel Comics have experienced from low tide to glory together, and because Iron Man, a movie that brings Marvel Comics back to life, Marvel Comics is waiting for Donnie. After Iron Man, Marvel Comics successfully started the Marvel Universe series, shooting Captain America, Thor, The Avengers, etc. One after another, which made a huge box office in the world. With sufficient funds, he naturally had enough financial resources to invest in filming and special effects. Downey, as the originator of the mountain and the C position of the reunion, saved Marvel Comics, who was on the verge of bankruptcy, and he was extremely popular, so naturally he could get such a high box office.
According to foreign media estimates, The Avengers's third and fourth films, Robert Downey Jr. * * * can get 200 million dollars. Of course, this kind of thing is personal privacy, and the higher it is, the harder it is to disclose it. This estimate has not been confirmed by myself, but it is more reliable. Even in Spider-Man: The Return of Heroes, he only appeared for 15 minutes, and got15 million dollars, which is more than hundreds of thousands a second in legend.
What is the pay level? In terms of relatively reliable data, it should be the highest in Hollywood. Let's look at Downey's overall income, and what level it is among today's actors. In the Forbes Celebrity List in 20 18 (counting period: 20 17.6-20 18.6), among the top ten highest-paid male stars in the world, Downey ranked third with 8/kloc-0.0 million dollars, second only to Dwayne Douglas Johnson and George Bruni. Jackie Chan ranked fifth with $45.5 million.
It is reported that Downey will play the role of Iron Man for the last time in Fulian No.4 Middle School, and after that, he is not prepared to continue this role. Captain America also said that the last time he played captain America in the reunion series, we could expect it. With the departure of these two pillar superhero leaders, Marvel Universe 1.0 will soon come to an end, but then a new hero Wolverine will join us, so we will wait and see!