The staggering wealth that Robert Downey Jr. has amassed as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been revealed.
The 57-year-old actor, who has a net worth of $66 million, won praise from critics for his portrayal of Tony Stark in a number of movies from 2008 to 2019, before the tragic death of his character in Avengers: Endgame.
Given the dismal history of Marvel adaptations, many fans were certain the movie would bomb when Robert was cast as Tony Stark. But it was a great hit and helped launch the ever-expanding Marvel Universe, which features the Avengers movie franchise.
Robert was struggling following his narcotics controversy that led to his firing from Ally McBeal in 2001, so Marvel took a chance by casting him as Iron Man.
He completed a court-ordered drug treatment programme after that and has maintained his sobriety since 2003.
Robert received a meagre fee of $2.5 million (£2 million) for the 2008 movie, which went on to gross $585 million (£485 million) worldwide and garner praise from critics for his portrayal of the hero.
Four years later, Robert received more than $50 million (£41.5 million) from the initial Avengers movie, as well as a share of the movie's $1.5 billion (£1.2 billion) in box office receipts, making him the highest paid actor in Hollywood in 2013.
Thanks to his performances in Iron Man 3 and Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Robert went on to earn an additional $75 million over the course of the next two years.
As the face of the MCU, he earned an estimated $33 million (£27.4 million) in 2016, playing in the movie Captain America: Civil War.
In the year after, when he returned to his role as Tony Stark in Spiderman: Homecoming, he received his highest salary to date of $48 million (£39 million).
After starring in Marvel's epic Phase Three swan song Avengers: Infinity War, Robert went on to earn an astounding $81 million (£67 million) in 2018. This sum included a portion of the movie's $2 billion (£1.6 billion) in box office receipts.
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