During the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the studio had something of a reputation for being a little too frugal, to the point of low-balling a lot of their offers to potential stars. For instance, Terrence Howard left the Iron Man franchise after refusing to take a pay cut for the second movie after he was the highest-paid member of the cast the first time around.
Robert Downey Jr., meanwhile, made just $500,000 for playing the lead role, but by the time he walked away a decade later, his pay packet was 150 times larger. Samuel L. Jackson also came close to abandoning ship before he renegotiated his deal, while Chris Evans’ earnings jumped from $300,000 on Captain America: The First Avenger to a reported $20 million for Avengers: Endgame.
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Robert Downey Jr., meanwhile, made just $500,000 for playing the lead role, but by the time he walked away a decade later, his pay packet was 150 times larger. Samuel L. Jackson also came close to abandoning ship before he renegotiated his deal, while Chris Evans’ earnings jumped from $300,000 on Captain America: The First Avenger to a reported $20 million for Avengers: Endgame.
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- 11/8/2020
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