Is Robert Downey Jr really worth 50 million dollars per film?
âThe Avengersâ was a blockbuster with worldwide box-office receipts of more than $1.5 billion. The actor Robert Downey Jr. made $50 million for a single film, âThe Avengers.â Credit Zade Rosenthal/Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures.Of that amount, only about 3 percent went to pay Mr. Downey.The Avengersâ was a blockbuster with worldwide box-office receipts of more than $1.5 billion. The actor Robert Downey Jr. made $50 million for a single film, âThe Avengers.â Credit Zade Rosenthal/Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures.