24th August, 2019
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Scarlett Johansson
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The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses Of 2019, according to Forbes magazine are all Hollywood actresses, led by Scarlett Johansson.Read the ranking:
1.Scarlett Johansson
Earnings: $56 million.
2. Sofia Vergara
Earnings: $44.1 million
3. Reese Witherspoon
Earnings: $35 million
4.Nicole Kidman
Earnings: $34 million
5. Jennifer Aniston
Earnings: $28 million
6. Kaley Cuoco
Earnings: $25 million
7. Elisabeth Moss
Earnings: $24 million
8. Margot Robbie
Earnings: $23.5 million
9. Charlize Theron
Earnings: $23 million
10. Ellen Pompeo
Earnings: $22 million
For the second year in a row, Scarlett Johansson tops Forbes’ list of the highest-paid actresses, 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.