How A 15-Min Role In Spider-Man Homecoming Paid Robert Downey Jr A Reported $1 Million A Minute
With a Marvel franchise growing in terms of budget and cast, and its fan base expand by the second, ever wondered how much the actors make?
It is said that Robert Downey Jr is one of the highest paid Marvel heroes. He once even took a stand for his co-stars and threatened to quit over the remuneration of his fellow cast members. While he was earning $50 million for Avengers: Age of Ultron, others were only getting $200,000, reportedly.
Similarly, Spider-Man: Homecoming may have starred Peter Parker in the lead role, but it was the Tony Stark actor who got paid the real big bucks. For an on-screen time of 15 minutes that resulted in three days of work, Downey Jr was paid a whopping $15 million, according to Hindustan Times, which is?$1 million per minute!
Furthermore, Downey Jr's base salary according to The Hollywood Reporter has been $20 million for later marvel movies. He takes a cut of the profits according to the deal. For Avengers: Infinity War, he took home a whopping $75 million.
It is said that the actor as Iron Man has earned a total of $275 million throughout his journey at the MCU. Some time ago, reports were doing the rounds that RDJ is ready to return to MCU after as Iron Man even if it means he will have to take a pay cut. His character however had died in Avengers: Endgame.
