For the second time around, Robert Downey Jr. tops the Forbes list of top earning actors. He has been getting a lot of screen time in Iron Man and Avengers which has added around US$75 million to his annual revenue from June 2013 to June 2014. Producers of the show have been paying him generously and being in the heavy Iron Man suit is definitely paying off.

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Iron Man won't be Iron man unless it is Robert Downey Jr. under that metal costume. Downey Jr., 49, is said to be indispensable in the Disney-owned Marvel Franchise. Walt, owner of Disney Productions, says that he is willing to pay whatever amount Downey Jr. demands just so he is involved in the high-earning films.

So who are the other celebrities on the list? There have been changes from that of last year. Read on and you will find out who made it.

Ranking Second is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson who earned US$52 million. He stars in the movie "Hercules" and that might add up more to his earnings. Hunger Games' Katniss Everdeen, Jennifer Lawrence, is at number 12 while Beyonce Knowles is at number 10.

Bradley Cooper from "American Hustle" comes in at number 3 with around US$46 million annual revenue. On fourth place is Leonardo DiCaprio from the movie "The Wolf of Wall Street". Landing on the 5^th spot was Chris Hemsworth who plays Thor in the 'Avengers'.

On another note, Robert Downey Jr. is expecting his third child with his wife Susan. Downey Jr. announced about his wife's pregnancy just this month.

Downey Jr. is still busy filming the "Avengers: Age of Ultron" movie. There has been no further updates about this ever since they revealed Iron Man's and Captain America's new costume as well as how Ultron, the villain, will be presented in the movie. The movie is set to be released in 2015.

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