(KMOX) - Robert Downey Jr. nearly became as rich as the character he played, Tony Stark, over more than a decade of Iron Man. Entertaiment website, CBR, broke down how he earned between $396 - $435 million combined for the nine Marvel films he appeared in.
He have known that the Marvel Cinematic Universe was going to be a smash-success when he agreed to play Stark for $500,000 and a percentage of the earnings for 2008's Iron Man. Over the next decade, his portrayal of the billionaire playboy turned superhero would earn him big money at the box office. His total payout from the first film was around $2 million.