Scarlett Johansson Tops Forbes' Highest Paid Actresses List

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These women earned themselves some serious cash.

Earlier this week, Forbes revealed their list of highest-paid male actors, which was topped by none other than the hardest working man in Hollywood, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Now, it’s time to see who earned the title of the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. That honor has been bestowed upon Scarlett Johansson for the second year in a row.

The Black Widow actress leads the way, earning $56 million for her roles this year, which is spearheaded by a Marvel paycheck. She was able to rake in a substantial payday worth $35 million for her role in Avengers: Endgame. Endgame, now the highest-grossing movie of all time, has earned a total of $2.8 billion at the box office so far this year. 

Also on the list is Margot Robbie who impressed many with her performance as Sharon Tate in the new Tarantino film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Check out the trailer for the remarkable film below. Robbie earned a total of $23.5 million for her efforts this year.

Rounding out the top ten list is the always impressive Elisabeth Moss, Jennifer Aniston, Big Little Lies costars Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman as well as more. Check out the full list below courtesy of Forbes.

10. Ellen Pompeo
Earnings: $22 million

9. Charlize Theron
Earnings: $23 million

8. Margot Robbie
Earnings: $23.5 million

7. Elisabeth Moss
Earnings: $24 million

6. Kaley Cuoco
Earnings: $25 million

5. Jennifer Aniston
Earnings: $28 million

4. Nicole Kidman
Earnings: $34 million

3. Reese Witherspoon
Earnings: $35 million

2. Sofia Vergara
Earnings: $44.1 million

1. Scarlett Johansson
Earnings: $56 million

 


About The Author
Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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