Robert Downey Jr. | Actor and Film Producer | $300 Million

After overcoming a rough patch in life, Robert Downey Jr. needed a window of opportunity to get him back in the game. This window appeared in 2008 in the form of a role that will give him the ride of his life. Today, we can’t imagine anyone else portraying Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe other than Robert; he truly made the character his own, and the film franchise’s consistent success is a testament to that. After all, it was the first Iron Man film that got the MCU ball running.

Besides re-establishing his name in the film industry, the actor also managed to make $50 million between 2015 and 2017 alone—safe to say he won’t be worrying about credit issues anytime soon. In fact, Robert went from receiving $500,000 for his first outing as the genius billionaire philanthropist to making $75 million for his final appearance in Avengers: Endgame.