After the rousing success of Marvel’s Black Panther , the executives at Walt Disney Studios — the parent company of Marvel — decided to budget a staggering $1 billion for Avengers: Infinity War . Naturally, these types of superhero movies have a number of expenses and, as their promotional efforts are proving, a lot of that money is being spent on promoting the film. However, the big question that everyone has is that of one: How much are the actors getting paid?
Culturess attempted to answer this question by providing a brief rundown of the different actors and their various paydays for their efforts on the sure-to-be-successful Avengers: Infinity War .
The outlet revealed that the $1 billion bank-breaking budget is actually for two films: the aforementioned Infinity War and Avengers 4 . So, any salaries listed were for two films, rather than one.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) has the biggest payday of the stars — he will receive $200 million for both films. This is a huge increase from his original salary of $40 million to originate the role.
What is surprising, however, is how far behind Downey’s other cast members lag.
For example, Chris Evans — who, some say, is making his final appearance as Captain America — earned a grand total of $6.9 million for the two films.
Jeremy Renner, who plays Hawkeye, is earning $6.1 million for his efforts, and Mark Ruffalo is earning $2.8 million for portraying The Hulk.
Samuel L. Jackson, for his part, got “between $4 and $6 million” for both films, for his portrayal of Nick Fury.
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— Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) April 23, 2018
Even Scarlett Johannson — who will be reprising her role of Black Widow for Avengers: Infinity War and is the highest paid female actress on the films — lags behind Downey by only receiving $20 million for her efforts.
No word on what the cast of Black Panther will be making for their participation in the films. However, the blogosphere will no doubt be keeping a close eye on all that’s going on with them, especially since they helped make Black Panther such a success for the Marvel franchise.
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— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) April 18, 2018
Avengers: Infinity War , which also stars Chris Pratt, Rosario Dawson, Elizabeth Olsen, Karen Gillan, and Brie Larson, will hit theaters on April 27.