Scarlett Johansson Reigns as the Top-Earning Actress of the Year

Star Scarlett Johansson earned 56 million USD in 12 months, for the second time in a row topping the list of best-earning actresses.

On August 24, Forbes magazine  announced a list of the 10 best-earning actresses in the world, from June 2018 to June 2019. Scarlett leads with 56 million USD, far ahead of Sofia Vergara – who is second with 44.1 million USD.

Actress Scarlett Johansson. Photo: IMDB.

Actress Scarlett Johansson. Photo: IMDB .

Scarlett makes money mainly by participating in Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. She received about 35 million USD in profits from ticket sales of Avengers: Endgame – a film with a revenue of 2.8 billion USD. The beauty was also paid about 15 million in advance for her own movie about the character Black Widow, expected to be released in 2020. Scarlett Johansson’s revenue also comes from a percentage of ticket sales, old movie copyrights and contracts. advertisement.

Since joining Marvel, Scarlett has continuously appeared on the list of the best-earning actresses. In 2018, she earned 40.5 million USD – topping the list. In 2016, the star was the best-selling actor in the world – with total revenue of his films reaching 1.2 billion USD.

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Forbes takes data from reputable measurement companies such as Nielsen, ComScore, IMDB… and leading entertainment industry experts. The figure does not exclude taxes, payments to representatives, managers or lawyers. The total revenue of the 10 actresses is 314.6 million USD – about 70% higher than last year (186 million USD), but still far less than the total revenue of the male actors (588.3 million USD). The top 10 highest-earning female actors this year welcome two new names: Elisabeth Moss and Margot Robbie.