Robert Downey Jr. will make $80 million from Marvel in 2015

Robert Downey Jr. has reportedly raked in $80 million this year for his work in Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War.

This, according to Forbes, is enough to put RDJ eighth on its list of the world’s highest-paid celebrities in 2015. He’s flanked by author James Patterson ($89 million) and Taylor Swift ($80 million).

Avengers: Age of Ultron was a hit at the box office earlier this year, breaking records all around. Meanwhile, Captain America: Civil War is due out in May 2016.