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Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.)

The image of Iron Man was embodied on the screen by Robert Downey Jr. Excluding cameos, the actor appeared in 9 out of 24 films based on Marvel comics. The films where he played the leading or supporting roles, earned more than $12 billion at the global box office. Interestingly, the first Iron Man movie, released in 2008, made $585 million. The box office of the third one, which appeared 5 years later, doubled the gross of the first movie. The most profitable picture with Iron Man was the final part of Infinity saga 'Avengers. Endgame'. It brought the studio $2.7 billion

Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson)

In terms of the number of her appearances in the MCU movies, Black Widow is below Iron Man. Introduced as a glorified femme fatale in Iron Man 2, Scarlett Johansson played a Russian spy in 7 films, not counting the last solo film. Her first seven movies have earned $10.264 billion worldwide. As for the average earnings per film, Black Widow is still ahead of Iron Man. He has an average of $1.3 billion for each picture, while the only lady Avenger right up until the end has more than $ 1.4 billion. Maybe the figure will rise even more after the final revenue from the solo movie has been calculated.

Captain America (Chris Evans)

Initially, few people believed in the success of the on-screen version of Captain America despite the fact that he has always been one of the most beloved Marvel characters. Executive producers had doubts whether a movie about Captain America would play overseas. However, this Avenger was able to win the love of fans all over the world. Played by Chris Evans, this superhero became, without exaggeration, a key figure in the whole Marvel universe. Chris Evans, not counting cameos, starred or co-starred in seven movies, namely his namesake trilogy and all four Avengers movies. Forbes estimated that for all these films, the Avenger earned $10 billion, for an average of $1.429 billion per movie like Black Widow.

Thor (Chris Hemsworth)

Just like the 2 previous superheroes, the god of light and thunder appeared in 7 Marvel films. However, they earned a little less - $9.7 billion. It is not difficult to calculate that the average earnings for one picture exceeded $1.3 billion. Critics believe that the Thor franchise went so well thanks to brilliant and charismatic actors. Tom Hiddleston perfectly fits into the universe, playing one of the most iconic villains. Chris Hemsworth added new layers to his characters making him a funnier and earthlier creature compared to comics. 10 years ago, the first Thor movie earned almost $450 million. This was a record for a film based on a comic book not starring Batman, Iron Man, or Spider-Man.

Hulk (Edward Norton and Mark Ruffalo)

Hulk has made just six appearances in the MCU. Curiously enough, this comic book character was played by 2 actors: Edward Norton and Mark Ruffalo. For all his appearances on the screen, the Hulk earned more than $8.8 billion. The Incredible Hulk, the first solo movie, failed at the box office. It received $135 million domestic and $265 million worldwide on a $155 million budget in 2008. Versus other Marvel movies, this was a total failure. Nevertheless, the six films where Hulk has appeared have earned a $1.481 billion per-movie average.

Guardians of the Galaxy

James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy occupies the sixth line of the rating. In addition to the two solo films, space adventurers also appeared in both final Avengers films. In total, they starred in 4 films which earned a boffo $6.49 billion, for a $1.622 billion average. The Guardians who survived Infinity War were Bradley Cooper’s Rocket Racoon, Karen Gillan’s Nebula, and Zoe Saldana’s 2014-era Gamora.

Spider-Man (Tom Holland)

Tom Holland as Spider-Man appeared in only 4 films. However, this year, fans are just about to see the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Critics say that there is a chance that this film could be the year’s biggest global grosser near $1 billion. Spidey popped up in a supporting role in Captain America: Civil War. So far, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man has earned more than $5.2 billion for 4 movies, for averages of $1.303 billion for each movie.