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"Avengers: age of Ultron," which is one of the highest-grossing movies of 2015, has had its actors earning big this year.
Marvel Cinematic Universe, the company behind "Avengers 3" has netted a big amount as far as the movie's sales are concerned. According to the Comic Book Movie, Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) earned the biggest among all the "Avengers" actors. He got a whopping $40 million for picturing the billionaire superhero.
Two years ago, Downey was crowned by Forbes as the highest paid actor. After his role and his enormous paycheck in "Avengers 3," people still expect him to be mentioned again in the same docket.
Apart from Downey, other "Avengers 3" actors' salaries have also been revealed. Scarlet Johansson, dubbed as Hollywood's finest actress, earned $20 million for playing the role of The Black Widow. The remaining superheroes Captain America (Chris Evans), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner),Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) earned &6.9 M, $6.1 M $5.4M and $2.8 M respectively.
Clearly, there was a huge gap between Downey's paycheck and that of Ruffalo. According to Cinema Blend, the paycheck could be the reason why Hulk has been angry all along, beside his alleged renounce from the franchise.
What is more, Johansson's earnings have been justified by the fact that she is one of the "Avengers" oldest actresses and for holding a "prolific resume outside the MCU." The Black Widow was initiated in "Iron Man 2" in 2010 and also played a significant character in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier."
Johansson has not yet debuted in a standalone movie yet but as seen from her "Black Widow" character, the actor has left a legacy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Meanwhile, fans await for the upcoming film dubbed "Captain America: Civil War."
