The 12 richest Marvel stars ever – net worths, ranked: Scarlett Johansson earned millions as Black Widow, but did Vin Diesel really make more as Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy than in F9?

Sep 14 , 2021

Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans are four of the wealthiest actors in the MCU. Photos: @robertdowneyjr, @scarlettjohanssonworld, @chrishemsworth, @teamcevans/Instagram

The OG Avengers – Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye – inked bankable brand deals with Gucci and HTC too

Star Wars actor Samuel L. Jackson and The Hangover’s Bradley Cooper got big pay cheques from other films too, while Edward Norton earns from investing in Uber

Marvel’s latest film, Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings, came out earlier this month – and it’s already a hit.

With a new superhero flick comes new cast members, of course. And if their predecessors are anything to go by, they can expect their roles to seriously boost their wealth; many of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) actors are among the highest-paid across the globe with millions in the bank.

Superheroes with super-salaries: Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Karen Gillan, the character Rocket, voiced by Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd and Scarlett Johansson in a scene from Avengers: Endgame. Photo: Disney/Marvel Studios via AP

Much of the Marvel gang’s fortune comes from movies, naturally, especially the ensemble blockbuster Avengers: Endgame, with endorsement deals and investments raking in the cash too.

Let’s take a closer look at the richest MCU stars and how they make their money, as calculated by the bean counters over at Celebrity Net Worth.

Paul Rudd: US$70 million

Paul Rudd on the red carpet for the premiere of Avengers: Endgame. Photo: @paulrudd/Instagram

More than half of Paul Rudd’s bucks – US$41 million – come from the Ant-Man franchise and Avengers: Endgame, according to TheThings.

Because Ant-Man is not as popular as the instantly recognisable Iron Man or Captain America, Rudd was offered a modest US$300,000 for his first time playing the role. However, after Ant-Man brought in over US$500 million at the box office, he ended up getting a US$1.5 million dollar pay cheque instead, TheRichest reports. And with Forbes estimating his earnings for Endgame at US$8 million, that means US$31.5 million came from his other Ant-Man films. We can only expect his fortune to increase as he continues in the role.

Over half of Paul Rudd’s net worth comes from MCU films. Photo: @paulrudd/Instagram

Rudd is also known for his comedic roles in Clueless, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Besides his endorsements with Samsung, Hyundai and Nintendo, he and Jeffrey Dean Morgan – his co-star in romcom They Came Together – also co-own Samuel’s Sweet Shop in New York.