Robert Downey Jr., the star of the Iron Man franchise, remains at the top of Forbes' list of highest-paid actors from the "dream factory." The roles of the iron hero and Marvin (Marvin, Marvel, coincidence??) in the movie Chef gave him approx. 56 million euros (75 million dollars), while Dwayne "The Rock" (more like "Hercules" for this occasion) Johnson was the closest to him with 39 million euros (52 million dollars).
Robert Downey Jr. stays the biggest earner honey Hollywood actors, after repeating last year's achievement (approx. 75 million dollars), although this year we only watched it in a movie Chef (where his co-star was Jon Favreau, also the director of this film and also Iron Man 2, where he also starred). But as driving forces Marvel movies it belongs to a good part of the 1.2 billion pie, which is called Iron Man 3.
And yes, Downey Jr. most of the revenue came from Marvel's cash cow, the Iron Man franchise, which in the meantime got an extension in The Avengers (The Avengers), which between last year and this June honestly fattened his budget and because of which he pocketed much more than his first pursuer. In the year that is worse, this is instead of Channing Tatum (he is not in the top 10 this year) Dwayne Johnson, otherwise an actor whose films bring in the box office the most earnings.
He ended up in third place Bradley Cooper with 34 million euros (46 million dollars), rounding out the first "five". Leonardo DiCaprio (29 million euros or 39 million dollars) and Chris Hemsworth (27.5 million euros or 37 million dollars).
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Of course you amounts they are not the numbers that ultimately end up in players' accounts, as earnings estimates they do not take into account taxes and everything that comes with stardom (including paying agents). But today, when actors are for the sake of special effects easily interchangeable, Downey's achievement is truly enviable, as it depends on his presence whether the film flops or not, which is a real rarity.
10 Highest Paid Hollywood Actors in 2014:
- Robert Downey Jr – $75 million
- Dwayne Johnson – $52 million
- Bradley Cooper – $46 million
- Leonardo DiCaprio – $39 million
- Chris Hemsworth – $37 million
- Liam Neeson – $36 million
- Ben Affleck – $35 million
- Christian Bale – $35 million
- Will Smith – $32 million
- Mark Wahlberg – $32 million
