Robert Downey Jr. Gets Paid $50 Million to Wear a Red Metallic Suit

At The Avengers premiere in NYC, Robert Downey Jr. had to settle for a gold-colored jacket. Now that he's milked the Marvel Comics franchise for a reported $50 million, the actor can actually go out and buy the real thing. (Surely someone sells solid gold suits, right?)
Marvel's latest superhero film has absolutely demolished the box-office, smashing records like the Hulk gone mad, except in this case no one ...

'Avengers' add $103.2M in sprint to $1 billion

The Avengers" is taking a page out of Superman's comic book — flying faster than a speeding bullet to the billion-dollar mark at the box office. The superhero blockbuster took in $103.2 million to lead for a second-straight weekend, raising its domestic total to $373.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

With $95.4 million more overseas, "The Avengers" lifted its international receipts to ...