Actor box office profile
Robert Downey Jr.
129 acting credits tracked, with 50 films carrying usable worldwide financial data.
#3Worldwide rank
Credited worldwide
$15.96B50 matched films
Average gross
$319.2Mreported films
Median gross
$50.4Mreported films
Top movie
Avengers: Endgame$2.80B
Career history
Box office filmography
Eligible acting credits with reported worldwide theatrical gross.| Year | Film / character | Worldwide | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  OppenheimerLewis Strauss |
$952.0M | Actor |
| 2020 |  DolittleDr. John Dolittle |
$251.4M | Actor |
| 2019 |  Avengers: EndgameTony Stark / Iron Man |
$2.80B | Actor |
| 2018 |  Avengers: Infinity WarTony Stark / Iron Man |
$2.05B | Actor |
| 2017 |  Spider-Man: HomecomingTony Stark / Iron Man |
$881.0M | Actor |
| 2016 |  Captain America: Civil WarTony Stark / Iron Man |
$1.16B | Actor |
| 2015 |  Avengers: Age of UltronTony Stark / Iron Man |
$1.41B | Actor |
| 2014 |  ChefMarvin |
$50.4M | Actor |
| 2014 |  The JudgeHank Palmer |
$84.4M | Actor |
| 2013 |  Iron Man 3Tony Stark |
$1.22B | Actor |
| 2012 |  The AvengersTony Stark / Iron Man |
$1.52B | Actor |
| 2011 |  Sherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsSherlock Holmes |
$334.6M | Actor |
| 2010 |  Due DatePeter Highman |
$211.8M | Actor |
| 2010 |  Iron Man 2Tony Stark |
$623.9M | Actor |
| 2009 |  Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes |
$524.0M | Actor |
| 2009 |  The SoloistSteve Lopez |
$38.3M | Actor |
| 2008 |  Iron ManTony Stark |
$585.2M | Actor |
| 2008 |  Tropic ThunderKirk Lazarus |
$195.7M | Actor |
| 2007 |  Lucky YouTelephone Jack |
$8.5M | Actor |
| 2007 |  ZodiacPaul Avery |
$84.8M | Actor |
| 2006 |  A Scanner DarklyJames Barris |
$7.7M | Actor |
| 2006 |  The Shaggy DogDr. Kozak |
$87.1M | Actor |
| 2005 |  Good Night, and Good Luck.Joe Wershba |
$54.6M | Actor |
| 2005 |  Kiss Kiss Bang BangHarry Lockhart |
$15.8M | Actor |
| 2003 |  GothikaPete Graham |
$141.6M | Actor |
| 2000 |  Wonder BoysTerry Crabtree |
$33.4M | Actor |
| 1999 |  Black and WhiteTerry Donager |
$5.2M | Actor |
| 1999 |  BowfingerJerry Renfro |
$98.6M | Actor |
| 1999 |  In DreamsVivian Thompson |
$12.0M | Actor |
| 1998 |  The Gingerbread ManClyde Pell |
$1.7M | Actor |
| 1998 |  Two Girls and a GuyBlake |
$2.1M | Actor |
| 1998 |  U.S. MarshalsRoyce |
$102.4M | Actor |
| 1997 |  One Night StandCharlie |
$2.6M | Actor |
| 1995 |  Home for the HolidaysTommy Larson |
$22.1M | Actor |
| 1995 |  RestorationRobert Merivel |
$4.0M | Actor |
| 1995 |  Richard IIIEarl Rivers |
$2.7M | Actor |
| 1994 |  Natural Born KillersWayne Gale |
$50.3M | Actor |
| 1994 |  Only YouPeter Wright |
$20.1M | Actor |
| 1993 |  Heart and SoulsThomas Reilly |
$16.6M | Actor |
| 1992 |  ChaplinCharles Spencer Chaplin |
$9.5M | Actor |
| 1991 |  SoapdishDavid Seton Barnes |
$36.5M | Actor |
| 1990 |  Air AmericaBilly Covington |
$57.7M | Actor |
| 1989 |  Chances AreAlex Finch |
$16.3M | Actor |
| 1988 |  1969Ralph Carr |
$6.0M | Actor |
| 1988 |  Johnny Be GoodLeo Wiggins |
$17.6M | Actor |
| 1987 |  Less Than ZeroJulian |
$12.4M | Actor |
| 1987 |  The Pick-up ArtistJack Jericho |
$13.3M | Actor |
| 1986 |  Back to SchoolDerek |
$91.3M | Actor |
| 1985 | $38.9M | Actor | |
| 1984 |  FirstbornLee |
$6.3M | Actor |
Additional acting creditsCredits without usable worldwide box office data79
| Year | Film / character | Status | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 |  Avengers: Secret WarsVictor von Doom / Doctor Doom |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2026 | Avengers: DoomsdayVictor von Doom / Doctor Doom |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2026 | Robert Richardson: The White DevilSelf - Interviewee |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2025 |  The Fantastic 4: First StepsVictor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited) |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2024 | Robert Downey Jr.: High AltitudeSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2023 | Inside Christopher Nolan's OppenheimerSelf - Lewis Strauss |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2022 | "Sr."Self |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2022 | 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf - Presenter |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2020 | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a KingSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2020 | MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in ChainsSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2017 | A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man HomecomingSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2016 |  The Nice GuysSid Shattuck (uncredited) |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2015 | Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase TwoSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2014 | I Am Steve McQueenSelf - Narrator (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2014 | Marvel Studios: Assembling a UniverseSelf / Tony Stark / Iron Man |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2014 | Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!Self |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 UnmaskedSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2012 | Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic UniverseSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2012 | Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect ChemistrySelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2011 | Marvel One-Shot: The ConsultantTony Stark (archive footage) |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2010 | Love and DistrustRob (segment "Auto Motives") |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2010 | Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood IconSelf (archive footage) |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2010 | Sherlock Holmes: ReinventedSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2008 | Animal House: The Inside StorySelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2008 |  Charlie BartlettNathan Gardner |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2008 | I Am 'Iron Man'Self |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2008 | Rain of MadnessKirk Lazarus |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2008 | Starz Inside: Comic Books UnboundSelf - Tony Stark / Iron Man |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2008 |  The Incredible HulkTony Stark (uncredited) |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2007 | Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a LensSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2007 | Voom PortraitsSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2006 | Financial data pending | Actor | |
| 2006 |  Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane ArbusLionel Sweeney |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2006 |  Game 6Steven Schwimmer |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2006 | Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better TomorrowNarrator |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2006 | One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'Self / Barris |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2006 | The Weight of the Line: Animation TalesSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and FoundSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2005 | The OutsiderSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2004 |  ErosNick Penrose |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2004 | Linklater: St. Richard of AustinSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2004 | On the Set of 'Gothika'Self |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2004 | Painting with FireSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2004 | The Route V50Traveller |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2003 | Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles ChaplinActing credit |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2003 |  The Singing DetectiveDan Dark |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2003 | Whatever We DoBobby |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2002 | LethargyAnimal Therapist |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2001 | Last Party 2000Self |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2001 | PietaSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2000 | Auto MotivesRob |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1999 |  Friends & LoversHans |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1997 | Hugo PoolFranz Mazur |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1996 | Danger ZoneJim Scott |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1995 | Mr. Willowby's Christmas TreeMr. Willowby |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1994 | Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!Acting credit |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1994 | Hail CaesarJerry |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1993 | Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver CountrySelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1993 |  Short CutsBill Bush |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1993 | The Last PartySelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1991 | Too Much SunReed Richmond |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1989 | That's AdequateAlbert Einstein |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1989 | True BelieverRoger Baron |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1988 | Rented LipsWolf Dangler |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1987 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam(voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 1986 | AmericaPaulie Hackley |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1986 | ArrivalEddie |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1985 | Girls Just Want to Have FunPunk Party Crasher (uncredited) |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1985 | Tuff TurfJimmy Parker |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1983 |  Baby It's YouStewart |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1980 | Up the AcademyBoy on Soccer Team (uncredited) |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1975 | Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos TonightHimself |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1972 | Greaser's PalaceBoy in Covered Wagon (uncredited) |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1970 | PoundPuppy |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | All-Star WeekendMexican Stranger |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | Shardscapes 64%El chat |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | The HiderActing credit |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | Untitled Sherlock Holmes SequelSherlock Holmes |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | VertigoJohn 'Scottie' Ferguson |
Financial data pending | Actor |
Chronology
Cumulative credited worldwide gross
1984Firstborn$6.3M
1985Weird Science$45.2M
1986Back to School$136.4M
1987The Pick-up Artist$149.7M
1987Less Than Zero$162.1M
1988Johnny Be Good$179.7M
19881969$185.7M
1989Chances Are$202.0M
1990Air America$259.6M
1991Soapdish$296.1M
1992Chaplin$305.6M
1993Heart and Souls$322.2M
1994Only You$342.3M
1994Natural Born Killers$392.5M
1995Home for the Holidays$414.7M
1995Restoration$418.7M
1995Richard III$421.4M
1997One Night Stand$424.1M
1998The Gingerbread Man$425.8M
1998U.S. Marshals$528.1M
1998Two Girls and a Guy$530.2M
1999In Dreams$542.2M
1999Bowfinger$640.8M
1999Black and White$646.1M
2000Wonder Boys$679.5M
2003Gothika$821.1M
2005Kiss Kiss Bang Bang$836.9M
2005Good Night, and Good Luck.$891.5M
2006The Shaggy Dog$978.6M
2006A Scanner Darkly$986.3M
2007Zodiac$1.07B
2007Lucky You$1.08B
2008Iron Man$1.66B
2008Tropic Thunder$1.86B
2009The Soloist$1.90B
2009Sherlock Holmes$2.42B
2010Iron Man 2$3.05B
2010Due Date$3.26B
2011Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$3.59B
2012The Avengers$5.11B
2013Iron Man 3$6.33B
2014Chef$6.38B
2014The Judge$6.46B
2015Avengers: Age of Ultron$7.87B
2016Captain America: Civil War$9.02B
2017Spider-Man: Homecoming$9.90B
2018Avengers: Infinity War$11.96B
2019Avengers: Endgame$14.76B
2020Dolittle$15.01B
2023Oppenheimer$15.96B
Milestones
Career thresholds
17$100M+ films
11$500M+ films
6$1B+ films