Scarlet Johansson tops Forbe’s list of world highest paid actress

For the second year in a row, Scarlet Johansson tops Forbes’ list of the highest-paid actresses in the world, earning $56 million. That includes a lot

For the second year in a row, Scarlet Johansson tops Forbes’ list of the highest-paid actresses in the world, earning $56 million. That includes a lot of ‘Marvel’ money, like an eight-figure check for her upcoming ‘Black Widow’ film and an impressive back-end payment of about $35 million for the $2.8 billion-grossing ‘Avengers: Endgame.’

Johansson is joined on the list by newcomers, Elisabeth Moss and Margot Robbie, as well as returnees like Sofia Vergara and Reese Witherspoon. Together, the world’s ten highest-paid actresses tallied a combined $314.6 million between June 1, 2018, and June 1, 2019, before fees and taxes. That’s 69% more than last year’s cumulative total, but still far less than the top ten actors’ $588.3 million.

Earnings estimates are based on data from Nielsen, ComScore, Box Office Mojo and IMDB, as well as interviews with industry insiders. All figures are pretax; fees for agents, managers and lawyers (generally 10%, 15% and 5%, respectively) are not deducted.

Here below is the top ten list of world’s highest paid actresses of 2019