Robert Downey Jr has an estimated net worth of $300 million, most of which he earned from his iconic role of Iron Man, aka Tony Stark. He has played some other famous characters like Charlie Chaplin and Sherlock Holmes.
Personal Data:
| Net Worth | $300 Million |
| Date of Birth | 4 April 1965 (58 years) |
| Place of Birth | Greenwich, Manhattan (New York) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5ft 8 inches (1.74m) |
| Profession | Actor, Film producer, Singer-songwriter, Comedian |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Father | Robert Downey Sr. (A writer, actor, and director) |
| Mother | Elsie Ann Downey (Actress in her husband’s films) |
| Wife | Susan Downey |
| Sister (older) | Allyson |
| Children | 3 |
| Daughter | Avri Roel Downey |
| Sons | Indio Falconer Downey and Exton Elias Downey |
| Partner | Sarah Jessica Parker (1984-91) |
Robert Downey Jr Net Worth & Earnings (2008-24)
Before the Iron Man role, He was paid $50k for Richard 3 movie and $500k for the Danger Zone movie. He used to charge $50 – $500k for a film.
From 2008 to 2022, Robert Downey Jr has appeared in 16 movies. The cameos and appearances are not included. I have yet to include films like The incredible hulk, chef, and the documentary ‘Sr.’
If we combine all these 16 movies, they grossed over $14 billion with a combined budget of $2.88 billion. This is a return of $4.86 for every $1 spent.
If we talk about average, his every film had a budget of $180 million and a box office collection of $877 million. $38 million was the lowest collection for ‘The soloist,’ and $2.79 billion was the highest for the Avenger’s endgame.
9 out of these 16 movies are Marvel films. They grossed over $12.2 billion with a combined budget of $2.23 billion. This is a return of $5.47 on every $1 spent on marvel movies starring RDJ.
If we talk about average, every marvel movie starring him had a budget of $248 million and a whopping box office collection of $1.35 billion. $585 million was the lowest collection for ‘Iron man 1’ and $2.79 billion was the highest for Avenger’s endgame.
In the year 2008, He earned $500k or $2.5 million:
2008 was a life-changing year for RDJ because that was when he got the iconic role of Iron man in the marvel cinematic universe.
Iron man 1 grossed over $585 million at the box office and was the 8th highest grosser of the year. The movie had a budget of $140 million.
RDJ was only paid a base salary of $500k. Some sources also report that he got a backend deal in the movie’s profits of about 8%, which compensated him a total of $2.5 million.
In the same year, he worked in the Tropic Thunder movie, which was made on a budget of $92 million and earned $196 million at the box office. It also proved a hit.
RDJ’s fee for this movie was unrevealed. But this was the beginning of something big.
In 2009, He made more than $9 million:
After a successful and remarkable year, he was offered the lead role of Sherlock Holmes in the movie in 2009.
The film had a budget of $90 million and was successful at the box office earning $498 million. Robert Downey Jr got a payday of $9 million, according to thenumbers.com.
He was the co-star in the Soloist film with a budget of $60 million. The movie got mixed reviews and flopped at the box office, earning only $38 million.
In 2010, He was back in the Iron man suit:
He was back as Tony Stark in the 2nd movie of the Iron man franchise. The film was made at a budget of $200 million and grossed over $623 million.
RDJ was paid a fee of $10 million, 20 times more than the last Iron man movie.
He also appeared in the Due Date film in the role of Peter Highman, for which he got a whopping fee of $10 million.
At that time, he started getting high compensation outside any franchise like MCU and Sherlock Holmes.
The film was a box office success and grossed over $211 million with a budget of $65 million.
In 2011, He was back in the black wool frock coat and made $15 million:
He was back in the black wool frock coat of Sherlock Holmes for the 2nd movie of the franchise ‘Sherlock Holmes: A game of dark shadows.’
The movie had a budget of $125 million and grossed over $543.4 million, and was a box office success.
RDJ got $15 million for this movie with a 66% fee hike compared to the last film of this franchise.
In 2012, He made $50 million thanks to the Avengers:
This was the year when the avengers assembled for the first time. Till then, Robert Downey Jr had become the face of the MCU.
At that time, The Avengers film became the highest grosser of the year and 3rd highest grosser of all time with a box office collection of $1.519 billion.
The film had a budget of $220 million, and RDJ got a payday of $50 million, including backend deals.
In 2013, He topped the Forbes’ highest-paid actors list with $75 million:
All thanks to the Avengers movie that gave me a big paycheck & backend deals that made him top the Forbes highest-paid actors list.
This was the first time he topped the Forbes highest-paid actors list in his career. From June 2012 to June 2013, Downey made $75 million.
In 2014, he again topped the Forbes’ highest-paid actors list with $75 million:
This was the dream run for the RDJ. His third and last Iron man movie was released in 2013 and grossed over $1.215 billion at the box office at a budget of only $200 million.
RDJ was well compensated for the movie by $75 million, including the backend deals in the profit. This was the second time he topped the Forbes highest-paid actors list in his career.
At the time of this movie, Downey wanted to quit this role, but marvel wanted him to stay and gave him a hike in the fee.
In 2015, He topped the Forbes’ highest-paid actors list for the third time in a row:
Avengers: Age of Ultron was another billion film of RDJ. The film grossed over $1.403 billion at a $365 million budget (the highest budget of any MCU movie).
Downey got a payday of up to $80 million for this movie, including bonuses that made him top the Forbes’ highest-paid actors lost for the third time in a row.
In 2016, He earned $40 – $64 million:
For the Captain America: civil war movie Robert Downey Jr earned $40 million according to variety.com and $64 million according to screenrant.com.
He was paid $40 million as a base salary, not including backend profits, and a $5 million bonus for surpassing the box office collection of the previous Captain America movie.
The movie had a budget of $250 million and grossed over $1.153 billion.
His rank in Forbes’ highest-paid actors list dropped to 11, earning $33 million.
In 2017, He earned $1 million per minute for his role:
Robert Downey Jr had an 8-minute role in Spiderman: Homecoming film. He had a 15-minute role, but the other 7 minutes were edited.
For that 15-minute role, he charged $15 million, which was 30 times of lead actor Tom Holland.
The movie had a budget of $175 million and grossed over $880.2 million worldwide. Downey had a short but significant role in the film.
In the Forbes highest paid actors list of 2017, He was at 6th rank with $48 million.
In 2018, He was back at the 3rd rank among the Forbes highest-paid actors with $81 million:
In 2018, He was back at the 3rd rank among the Forbes highest-paid actors with $81 million. All thanks to the 3rd Avengers movie.
For the Avengers: Infinity War, RDJ charged $75 million for playing Tony Stark and wearing Nanotech & highly advanced Iron man suit.
The movie had a budget of $321 million, grossed over $2.048 billion at the box office, and became the 5th all-time highest-earning movie in the world, making RDJ the 3rd highest paying actor.
In 2019, He lost his rank to 31 with an earning of $66 million:
It was the time of the fourth Avengers movie and 2nd time of ‘Avengers assemble’. Avengers: Endgame was the last movie of Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark and Iron man.
He played this role for 12 years, and this movie gave his character the perfect ending. He sacrificed his life but did not sacrifice earnings.
He charged an eye-opening amount of $75 million for his last MCU movie. His base salary was $20 million with a backend deal of 8% profit that translated into $55 million.
The movie had a budget of $356 million, grossed over $2.798 billion at the box office, and became the 2nd highest-grossing movie of all time.
With the help of Endgame’s compensation, he maintained his rank at 31st among the Forbes highest-paid actors with $66 million.
In 2020, RDJ charged $20 million for Dolittle:
Doctor Dolittle was his first movie after his iconic character Iron man ended. He was in a different role from a tech genius.
The movie was smaller than his other movies. Still, it performed okay, with a gross box office collection of $251 million and a budget of $175 million.
He charged $20 million for this role, according to yahoo.com. This movie was produced by his production company Team Downey.
In 2021, RDJ did not make any movies or appear in any series or documentaries.
In 2022, he will appear in a Netflix documentary ‘Sr’ on his father’s life. He will play himself (RDJ) in that documentary.
In 2023, He will appear in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer movie. He has charged only $4 million for this film along with Matt Demon and Emily Blunt.
In 2024, He has estimated net worth of $300 million.
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How much did Robert Downey Jr make from Marvel?
Robert Downey Jr was part of the 9 MCU films. 6 out of these 9 movies crossed the billion-dollar mark. He earned a total of$420 – $445 million, which averages out at $45 – $50 million per movie.
| Year | Movie Name | Fee |
| 2008 | Iron Man 1 | $500k + $2 million (backend profit) |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | $10 million |
| 2012 | The Avengers | $50 million |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | $75 million |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | $80 million |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | $40 – $64 million |
| 2017 | Spiderman: Homecoming | $10 – 15 million |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | $75 million |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | $75 million |
| Total | 9 Movies | $415 – $445 million |
You must be thinking, if he earned about $415 – $445 million from Marvel, then why is his net worth $300 million? $300 million is the after-tax amount. He also has expenses that do not count in his net worth.
Brands Endorsements
According to Startuptalky, RDJ has endorsed many brands, including some car companies and mobile manufacturers.
- Call of Duty. It is a first-person shooter video game franchise published by Activision
- Audi. It is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles.
- Nissan. It is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer.
- Kraft foods. It is an American food manufacturing and processing conglomerate.
- Nobell foods. It creates cheese and other dairy products from plant-derived dairy proteins.
- Ynsect. It provides products and services in agro-food and environmental biotech industries.
- One Plus. It is a Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer.
- HTC. It is a Taiwanese consumer electronics company.
The endorsement fee for the other brands is unrevealed. But HTC signed a two years deal with him for $12 million in 2013. The company renewed the contract and retained him for six years.
Investments
The unknown fact about RDJ is that he is an investor. According to CrunchBase, he has six companies & investments in his portfolio.
Robert Downey Jr has made six personal investments:
- 1Password
- Forethought
- Kindred Motorworks
- Saturn Technologies
- Ethos
- Pucket. watch
Downey has made seven partner investments:
- Motif
- Sealed
- Covetool
- Aspiration
- Sealed
- Ynsect
- Cloud paper
FootPrint Coalition Ventures
RDJ is the founder & invested $10 million in this company. It produces entertaining and informative content about technologies to restore our planet.
Team Downey Production Company
RDJ started a production company back in 2010 with his wife. His company produced 3 films and is working and has worked on 20 projects:
| Movie Name | Budget | Box office collection |
| Doctor Dolittle | $175 million | $251 million |
| The Judge | $50 million | $84.4 million |
| Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Dark Shadows | $125 million | $535.6 million |
| Total | $350 million | $871 million |
Real Estate
Malibu Mansion
Robert Downey Jr has a 3400 sq. ft. Malibu mansion worth $3.8 million that he bought back in 2017.
It is a three-bedroom, three-bathroom, mid-century modern home. It has panoramic views of the pacific ocean.
Windmill House
He bought a windmill house in the Hamptons, New York, for $10.5 million in 2015. Now, it is worth more than $13.5 million.
The estate has about 8,500 square feet of living space allocated to the primary and guest houses.
Malibu House
He bought the Malibu house in 2009 for $13.4 million. It is 7+ acres of property, including the main house.
Venice House
He bought another house in Venice in 2009, but it is listed as a business, not a private residence. He spent $5.6 million on that and made it to Team Downey’s headquarters.
Car Collection
| Car Name | Starting From | Can Go Up To |
| 2009 Audi R8 | $116k | $135k |
| Bentley Continental GT | $202k | $222k |
| 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible | $60k | $100k |
| 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 | $70k | $95k |
| 1974 BMW 3.0 CS | $79.5k | $92.5k |
| Acura NSX Concept | $169.5k | $171k |
| Ferrari California T | $202k | $300k |
| Mercedes – Benz Pagoda | $89k | $335k |
| Audi E-Tron GT Concept | $99k | $139k |
| Nissan GT-R | $113.5k | $215k |
| Fisker Karma | $95k | $105k |
| Audi A8 | $86.5k | $117.5k |
| Mercedes Benz SL550 Roadster | $137k | $178k |
Watch Collection
| Name | Approx. Price |
| Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX3 Tourbillon GMT | $92k |
| Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph | $3.5k |
| Bamford Watch Department – Rolex GMT-Master II “Ghost” | $17.8k |
| Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner | $9k |
| Baume & Mercier | Priceless |
| Bell & Ross BR01-94 Titanium | $3k |
| Patek Philippe Nautilus Moonphase Steel ref. 3712 | $33.2k |
| Breitling | —– |
Shoe Collection
Once, in an interview at last night’s MTV Movie Awards red carpet, Scarlett Johansson said ‘RDJ has a bigger shoe collection than I do.’ I did my research and I found that she was not wrong. He does have a big shoe collection, like his watch collection.
Who is the richest Avenger actor?
Robert Downey Jr was the highest-paid Avenger. He earned $280 million for 4 Avengers movies. He did 9 Marvel movies and earned $415 – $445 million. Michael Douglas (Hank Pym) is the richest Marvel actor with a net worth of $350 million.
Is Robert Downey Jr a billionaire?
RDJ is not a billionaire. He has an estimated net worth of $300 million (a quarter billion).
How much did Downey Jr make endgame?
RDJ made a whopping $75 million for the Avengers Endgame. $20 million as a base salary and $55 million from 8% of backend profits.
How much did Robert Downey Jr make from being Iron Man?
RDJ played Iron man in 9 Marvel movies and made about $415 – $445 million.
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