Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man 3

This once-troubled actor was able to turn his life around and become one of Hollywood’s most respected actors. He is also looked up to as a well-compensated celebrity because of his role as Tony Stark in the Iron Man series. Apart from playing a superhero in the series, though, RDJ also appeared in other movies, usually as the lead for movies like Sherlock Holmes.

His cash cow, however, was the Iron Man and Avengers series. For Iron Man 3 alone, the actor received $75 million. This was a huge bump up from the $500,000 he got for starring in Iron Man 1. Meanwhile, he was paid at least $40 million for his appearance in the Avengers series. The total estimated earnings for all movies related to Tony Stark amounts to $380.5 million. With this amount, he can build his own insurance company.