After Marvel Universe announced at Comic-Con San Diego that Downey Jr. would be returning – not as Iron Man but as The Fantastic Four villain, Doctor Doom – numbers began to roll in on his salary.
Robert Downey Jr. is back on top of the charts for the highest-paid actor. Downey Jr. will make $79 million on the film with additional "performance escalators" that will give him a piece of the box office revenue, according to the Daily Mail.
Forbes released their highest-paid actors list for 2020, noting that Johnson held the top spot for the second year in a row. In 2020, Johnson earned $87.5 million and in 2019, the actor brought in $89.4 million.In 2019, Johnson earned a salary of $23.5 million for "Jumanji: Next Level," according to Forbes.
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