Superhero Actors Who Are Worth Less Than You Think

Let's face it. Celebrities have a different definition of the word "poor" than the rest of us do. You may be slurping up the last of your instant ramen noodles right now thinking you'll find these actors doing the same. But be warned, what's poor for them might just be a fortune for you, so if you're prone to throwing things when you get upsetting news, make sure to finish those noodles before reading this.

For a serious actor, the decision to take on a superhero role can be a difficult one. It's usually a nice way to make a quick buck, but what might it do to one's reputation on the silver screen? Will the role be taken seriously, like Christian Bale as Batman, or a laughing stock, like George Clooney as Batman? Luckily, as Clooney told The Hollywood Reporter, he was able to take his lackluster depiction of the Dark Knight and turn it into a watershed moment for his career. "After the failure of that film creatively, I understood that I needed to take control of the films I made, not just the role," he said. Others, however, don't handle their careers as expertly as Clooney (who is worth a cool half a billion dollars, according to Wealthy Genius), and some superhero actors end up much poorer than you'd think. Let's take a look at some who have not been as fortunate.

Few superhero sagas have been more badass than the Blade trilogy. Wesley Snipes played a katana-wielding vampire-human hybrid that slashed the unholy bloodsuckers to bits in order to keep humanity safe. The Sy-Fy Wire claimed that Blade "helped save the comic book movie," laying the groundwork for the epic adventures of Iron Man, The Avengers, and other franchises in the MCU today.

You'd think that after reviving a dying entertainment industry, Snipes would be dripping in money like a band of vampires dancing in blood raining down from the sprinkler system (which actually happens in Blade). But according to Celebrity Net Worth, Snipes isn't worth as much as you'd think: just $10 million. For someone who has been acting in blockbuster films since the 1980s, that number is surprising. So what happened?

He was apparently worth almost four times that much at one point, but like many celebrities, he had a problem with paying his taxes. When you get little more than a slap on the wrist for taking police on a high-speed chase on your motorcycle, you apparently start to feel invincible. But once the law finally caught up to him, Snipes was forced to pay $17 million in back taxes and sent to prison for a few years. He has had a few minor roles since being released in 2013, but has yet to rebuild his fortune to its past glory.

Tom Hiddleston played Loki in that other hit MCU storyline that was also whipped in together with The Avengers, the Thor series. The evil glare and bad boy ways of this quintessential anti-hero earned him the hearts of millions of adoring fans, so you'd think the guy would be loaded. And he is. But everything is relative, right? With what Celebrity Net Worth estimates to be a $25-30 million fortune, Hiddleston is in no way hurting for money.

However, when you compare that to what Celebrity Net Worth says the guy who played his superhero brother Thor, Chris Hemsworth, has in his bank account — a mighty $130 million — that $25 million seems the stuff of mere mortals. But, considering everyone's favorite villain is also part of the new Thor movie and the Disney+ series What if..?, he just might get the chance to catch up with the ole God of Thunder in the next couple years.