His Iron Man alter ego Tony Stark is a billionaire as well as a superhero.
And it seems actor Robert Downey Jr is fast following in his character's rich footsteps.
The 48-year-old actor has been named the highest earning Hollywood actor in the past year, raking in a cool $75 million between June 2012 and 2013.
And the star certainly seems to have earned his salary.
According to Forbes magazine, Downey Jr has starred in six movies that have each grossed more than $500 million at the worldwide box office over the past year.
Iron Man 3 and ensemble action movie The Avengers each earned more than $1billion and The Avengers is the third grossing film of all time.
Forbes's report states that Downey Jr was the 'only indispensable actor' on the Avengers which co-starred Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson, Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Renner.
'As long as he's willing to keep putting on the Iron Man suit, Downey will remain one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors,' writes Forbes's Dorothy Pomerantz.
Downey Jr's pay packet for The Avengers was reported to be more than his co-stars, with the actor having secured a percentage of the box office profits.
He will also be paid handsomely for the Avengers sequel which will start filming next February.
His recent successes have been something or a turnaround for Downey Jr who was arrested numerous times on drug related charges in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The first Iron Man film was released back in 2008 and earned $585 million worldwide with the franchise bringing in nearly $2.5 billion overall according to Forbes.
Downey is followed on the list by up and coming star Channing Tatum who earned an estimated $60million, making it into second place.
The heart-throb actor teamed up with director Steven Soderbergh to self finance hit movie Magic Mike - meaning profits did not have to be shared with the studio when the film brought in an estimated $167 million at the U.S. box office.
And it seems actor Robert Downey Jr is fast following in his character's rich footsteps.
The 48-year-old actor has been named the highest earning Hollywood actor in the past year, raking in a cool $75 million between June 2012 and 2013.
And the star certainly seems to have earned his salary.
According to Forbes magazine, Downey Jr has starred in six movies that have each grossed more than $500 million at the worldwide box office over the past year.
Iron Man 3 and ensemble action movie The Avengers each earned more than $1billion and The Avengers is the third grossing film of all time.
Forbes's report states that Downey Jr was the 'only indispensable actor' on the Avengers which co-starred Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson, Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Renner.
'As long as he's willing to keep putting on the Iron Man suit, Downey will remain one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors,' writes Forbes's Dorothy Pomerantz.
Downey Jr's pay packet for The Avengers was reported to be more than his co-stars, with the actor having secured a percentage of the box office profits.
He will also be paid handsomely for the Avengers sequel which will start filming next February.
His recent successes have been something or a turnaround for Downey Jr who was arrested numerous times on drug related charges in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The first Iron Man film was released back in 2008 and earned $585 million worldwide with the franchise bringing in nearly $2.5 billion overall according to Forbes.
Downey is followed on the list by up and coming star Channing Tatum who earned an estimated $60million, making it into second place.
The heart-throb actor teamed up with director Steven Soderbergh to self finance hit movie Magic Mike - meaning profits did not have to be shared with the studio when the film brought in an estimated $167 million at the U.S. box office.
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