Robert Downey wants USD 100 million for 'The Avengers' sequel

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"Sherlock Holmes" star Robert Downey Jr wants USD 100 million deal to return for two sequels of "The Avengers".

The 48-year-old actor essayed the role of Iron Man/Tony Stark in "The Avengers", reported Contact Music.

If the producers of the film agree to the demands of Downey for the two-film deal, the actor would soon become the highest best-paid actor in the history of Hollywood.

Downey's agents are said to be meeting with Marvel bosses to negotiate a new deal in the coming weeks. The actor's representatives said he may consider a guaranteed USD 100 million deal, plus an increase on the seven per cent of box office receipts that he already receives.

The actor recently admitted that Marvel Studios were embarrassed after he confirmed that he received USD 50 million for his role in "The Avengers".

Kevin Feige, president of the studios, is said to want Downey to reprise his part as the superhero.

Robert Downey Jr. net worth: Big Break: Less Than Zero, 1987
Hometown: New York, NY
Marital Status: Married to Susan Downey , Children: 2
Actor’s Agency: Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
2010 Earnings according to Vanity Fair Magazine: $31.5 Million
$15 million: Fee for starring in upcoming untitled Sherlock Holmes sequel
$12 million: Iron Man 2 (back-end, based on worldwide gross of $627 million, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue)
$3.5 million: Sherlock Holmes (back-end, based on worldwide gross of $523 million, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue) $1 million: Older film revenue

Salary according to IMDB:
The Avengers (2012) $50,000,000
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) $15,000,000
Due Date (2010) $12,000,000
Iron Man 2 (2010) $10,000,000
Sherlock Holmes (2009) $9,000,000
Iron Man (2008) $500,000 Game 6 (2005) $100/day
Danger Zone (1996) $500,000
Richard III (1995) $50,000

American actor, Robert John Downey Jr. has an estimated net worth of $85 million. He made his big return with summertime blockbuster hit as superhero Tony Stark in the movie Iron Man (2008), capping two decades of films and overcoming a reputation as one of Hollywood’s rambunctious bad boys. Iron Man was a huge success, its opening weekend is still in the top 25 openings of all time. He reprised the role of Tony Stark in the 2010 sequel, Iron Man 2, again in 2012 in The Avengers, and in the third film of the planned trilogy, Iron Man 3, due to open in 2013.