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American actor, Robert John Downey Jr. has an estimated net worth of $300 million. He made his big return with summertime blockbuster hit as superhero Tony Stark in the movie Iron Man (2008), capping two decades of films and overcoming a reputation as one of Hollywood's rambunctious bad boys. The film was a huge success as its opening weekend is still in the top 25 openings of all time. He reprised the role of Tony Stark in the 2010 sequel, Iron Man 2, again in 2012 in The Avengers, in the third film of the trilogy, Iron Man 3, which broke Box Office Records in 2013, Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: End Game (2019).
He is the son of the renegade filmmaker Robert Downey. He became a young star in the 1980's in films such as Less Than Zero (1987) and Chances Are (1989), and at the age of 27, he was nominated for an Oscar for his star performance as Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 film Chaplin. From 1996 through 2001, he made headlines of a different sort, piling up arrests for offenses related to drugs and alcohol and ultimately spending time in jail. Released in 2000, he returned to the small screen on TV's Ally McBeal, only to get arrested twice more by the end of 2001. He then bounced back again, appearing in smaller films such as Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005), Edward R. Murrow biopic Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), the animated A Scanner Darkly (2006) and Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006). His turn as Iron Man was followed by the Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder (2008), in which Downey played an actor who has undergone surgery to make him appear African-American.
In 2009, Downey starred as fictional British detective Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes and its follow-up Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, released Christmas 2009 and 2011, respectively. Soon after Sherlock Holmes, Downey won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the famous detective. Downey's earnings power has gone stratospheric in recent years, although business magazine Forbes still labels him the fourth best value actor in the movies in 2010 because of the vast returns he helps to generate for his pay, suggesting he should be negotiating himself even fatter fees in future. It could have all turned out differently for the troubled Downey as his own life has taken a series of anti-heroic turns on the road to this success. He has gone from puppy to doghouse to top dog in four decades - perfect Hollywood ending. He is married to film producer Susan Levin and together they have three children.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2019 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie The Voyage of Dr. Dolittle as Dr. John Dolittle |
$20,000,000 |
|
2019 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie Avengers: Endgame as Tony Stark or Iron Man |
$75,000,000 |
|
2019 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Purchase value of a Captain America-themed Chevrolet Camaro that Robert Downey Jr. gave to Chris Evans |
$350,000 |
|
2018 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie Avengers: Infinity War as Tony Stark or Iron Man |
$75,000,000 |
|
2017 |
Salary |
Upfront fee from the movie Spiderman: Homecoming as Tony Stark or Iron Man |
$15,000,000 |
|
2016 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Robert Downey Jr.'s 3,384-square-foot mid-century modern home that has an enviable view of the Malibu Lagoon and a backyard with all the things a celebrity would need—a pool, a hot tub, a fire pit, an entertaining area, and even a putting green for mini golf |
$3,800,000 |
|
2016 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie Captain America: Civil War as Tony Stark or Iron Man |
$40,000,000 |
|
2015 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie Avengers: Age of Ultron as Tony Stark or Iron Man |
$10,000,000 |
|
2013 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie Iron Man 3 as Tony Stark or Iron Man |
$50,000,000 |
|
2013 |
Sponsorship |
Earnings from an endorsement deal with HTC |
$12,000,000 |
|
2012 |
Earnings |
Earnings from the movie The Avengers as Tony Stark or Iron Man which includes box-office bonuses and back-end compensation |
$50,000,000 |
|
2012 |
Bonus |
Back-end bonus from the movie The Avengers as Tony Stark or Iron Man |
$40,000,000 |
|
2012 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie The Avengers as Tony Stark or Iron Man |
$10,000,000 |
|
2011 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows as Sherlock Holmes |
$15,000,000 |
|
2010 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie Iron Man 2 as Tony Stark or Iron Man |
$10,000,000 |
|
2009 |
Asset |
Estimated value of Robert Downey's mansion in Malibu California |
$13,400,000 |
|
2009 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie Sherlock Holmes as Sherlock Holmes |
$9,000,000 |
|
2008 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie Iron Man as Tony Stark or Iron Man |
$500,000 |
|
1996 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie Danger Zone as Jim Scott |
$500,000 |
|
1995 |
Salary |
Salary from the movie Richard III as Rivers |
$50,000 |
