Marvel: How Much Money Does The Avengers Cast Make From The Movies? Report Has New Figures

Marvel's movies, you'd expect the actors to be getting paid well. These figures are not a matter of public record, but the question of how much they make in the overwhelming success of Avengers: Endgame. The movie has made more than $ 1.7 billion worldwide in a week, and it's already the sixth biggest movie ever . With Endgame's focus squarely on the original Avengers cast, a new report has revealed how much money Disney / Marvel country cast the biggest stars.

Starting with the biggest payday, Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. earned $ 75 million from 2018's Avengers: Infinity War alone, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This is the result of a unique deal he made with Marvel boss Kevin Feige that gives the actor "backend" on the Avengers movies. A backend deal means an actor gets a percentage of big box office.

Infinity War was a mbadive commercial success, making $ 2.048 billion at the box office; it was the fourth biggest movie of all-time in both the US and worldwide. Downey Jr.'s reported $ 75 million from $ 950,000 in sales to $ 25,000 in sales in the United States.

THR's report also claims that Downey Jr. was paid $ 5 million per year in 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming . The story does not have any details on Downey's Jr.'s salary for Avengers: Endgame. But if he struck a similar backend deal, Downey Jr. It's already broken box office records in the US

As for the other big-name Marvel actors, THR's story says Scarlett Johansson will be paid a figure in the $ 20 million range for the 2020 standalone Black Widow movie that will star in and produce. Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, signed a five-year deal in the $ 15 million to $ 20 million range, while Captain America actor Chris Evans also had a five-movie deal in the same salary range, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Actors can also earn extra money from bonuses for commercial performance – though they're getting more challenging to earn, it seems. THR says Marvel originally paid actor bonuses when a $ 500 million gross movie in worldwide gross, before moving to $ 700 million. Today, Marvel reportedly does not pay actor bonuses until a movie, especially an Avengers movie, reaches $ 1.5 billion. Infinity War that endgame should, too.

Plans for the future of the MCU are unclear; we know Spider-Man: The Way to the End of Phase 3 Beyond That, Black Widow movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Flight. 3, and The Eternals, but specific dates are unclear. For more, check out what we know about Marvel's Phase 4.