The year 2023 is turning out to be the best one for the Hollywood actor Jonathan Majors. He started his acting career in 2018 but got his real breakthrough with Joe Talbot’s critically acclaimed feature film The Last Black Man in San Francisco. He also received an Emmy award nomination for his role in the series Lovecraft Country in 2020. Majors swiftly reached the top rung of this career ladder, as he became part of the MCU with the series Loki. Jonathan Majors was seen as Kang the Conqueror in his latest MCU release Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Josh Borlin’s Hefty Paycheque for Avengers: Infinity War
When we talk about the box office massive hit Avengers Infinity War, we cannot resist talking about Josh Borlin aka Thanos. The Deadpool 2 fame created quite an impact in the movie and his character was appreciated by fans and critics alike. He played a prominent role in the franchise and shouldered the responsibility efficiently.
Regarding the salary of the cast, the main cast and the returnees earned whopping amounts, but the newcomers were also paid extravagantly. As per reports, actor Josh Brolin was reportedly paid $5-6 million for playing the role of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War. As compared to the income of other villains in the MCU world, the salary may seem exorbitant, but the movie stars like Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johansson, among others were also paid quite handsomely.
Post the release of the film worldwide, it received overwhelming response. The movie had broken several records with its massive grand opening of $857 million worldwide and became the highest-grossing movie of 2018 while raking in $2.048 billion. The star-studded cast of superheroes as well as the master villain, Thanos, was highly appreciated by the fans.
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Massive Salary Gap between Jonathan Majors and Josh Brolin in MCU
Jonathan Majors was recently seen in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which was released on February 17. The movie had an appreciable opening with an opening-week earning of $225.3 million. But over the next weekend, it failed to do good business. Though the superhero franchise has not been a massive hit in theatres, the actors in the movie have been paid handsomely. As per reports, Jonathan Majors has made almost $550,000 as Kang the Conqueror, the antagonist of the film.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Avengers Infinity War, both are cinematic successes. The actors of the MCU world have proven their excellence in both movies, but for several reasons somehow one surpasses the other. Avengers Infinity War is one movie that brought together all the heroes in place, which offered a never-before cinematic experience. The film broke several records and become one of the highest-grossing movies ever. Owing to the grand success of the franchise, Brolin was also paid likewise. It’s the success of the movie which decides the income of the actors, hence we cannot compare the talent of both the actors in the Marvel cinematic universe.
Source- The Things
