Given and considering the extraordinary success with the public, and therefore at the box office, which the impressive operation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has consolidated in the space of fifteen years - starting from that "Iron Man" which initiated the whole commercial operation and even the most recent setbacks - it is certainly interesting to discover the highest cachets of the famous interpreters who owe much of their notoriety to their role as superheroes. So here is a list of the most staggering figures:
Hawkeye Jeremy Renner - nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Actor in “The Hurt Locker” and for Best Supporting Actor in “The Town” - literally hit the bull's-eye with his participation in “Avengers: Endgame ”, thanks to moments of considerable involvement among the most memorable in the film. For his role of infallible archer, which he has now embodied since 2011, he has not only guaranteed himself worldwide fame but has seen an exponential increase in wages for his interpretations, arriving with Endgame to receive - testimony from the actor himself - the figure of 15 million dollars .
Among the inevitable Marvel superheroes there is certainly Chris Evans , the Captain America who saw his debut with "Captain America: The First Avenger", and then consolidated his presence in the following chapters up to the last of the Avengers tetralogy. Even before the unprecedented success of Endgame, which closes the narrative arc of his character, the actor - according to the report of "The Hollywood Reporter" - would have collected a sum between 15 and 20 million dollars , without even taking into account of additional bonuses or percentages on the box office.
Considering the most recent releases, Chris Hemsworth's Thor with his “Thor: Love and Thunder” took home the huge sum of 20 million dollars , again excluding further bonuses. And after all, a similar figure shouldn't impress too much given the constant visibility and ever-increasing appreciation that the Australian actor is gaining over time. According to reports, his latest salary would have equaled or slightly exceeded that received three years earlier with the previous “Avengers: Endgame”. As for his previous interpretations, it is not possible to establish the total amount of his revenues, since the consideration of the bonuses due to the film's receipts has never been revealed.
Even before making a film totally focused on her character, Scarlett Joahnsson, with the lethal “Black Widow” , was already known for being among the highest paid in the entire MCU. But with the release of the aforementioned, which saw her in the lead role for the first time - and thanks to the availability of the film as well as in theaters also on Disney + - the revenues for her interpretation have more than doubled. According to reports Deadline this was possible following a lawsuit filed against Disney, which initially had planned to pay the actress about 20 million dollars . The double release in the cinema and in streaming of the film has in fact heavily influenced its turnover, as it is unable to collect most of the bonuses agreed with Marvel. After a long series of disputes, Disney itself agreed to pay her the equivalent of another $20 million in installments, within an unspecified period of time.
After a respectable start with the first "Iron Man", Robert Downey Jr has achieved, thanks to one success after another, the title of Marvel hero best known and appreciated by the public of fans and beyond. It is no coincidence that his swan song in “Avengers: Endgame” earned him the most impressive MCU cachet of all time: a good 75 million dollars . Also in this case, as for some of his colleagues, the actor would have been entitled to 20 million dollars by contract, but given the global success of the film, his personal revenues have increased exponentially. According to Forbes magazine, based on the profits of the film of 700 million dollars and considering 8% of the proceeds which, subject to the agreed agreements, would have been due to the actor, we can obtain 55 million, which added to the starting 20 million correspond to the impressive sum of 75 million. Hands down, the highest paid actor/superhero around. And there are those, like Jonathan Majors, who would already like it in the next Avengers scheduled for 2025. Billed aside, we really don't find it hard to imagine the reasons for such interest.
