Being a superhero isn’t always enough—you also must be well paid and Scarlett Johansson is both. After the huge success of Marvel’s Black Widow, she has been named the world’s highest-paid actress. Somewhere between 2017 and 2018, her net worth increased by about $40.5 million; from that point forward, it has quadrupled, adding up to $165 million.
As per Forbes, Scarlett Johansson surpassed Emma Stone, whose net worth increased by around $26 million last year, as well as Jennifer Lawrence, who was at the top of the rankings for two consecutive years.
In particular, it was Johansson’s role as the heroine Black Widow that raised Johansson’s total assets. Because of the popularity of Marvel films, the actress brought back home a huge amount, particularly after the arrival of Avengers: Infinity War, which, at that point, earned $2 billion at global box offices.
In 2022, Johansson surpassed actresses like Angelina Jolie (who grossed $28 million), Jennifer Aniston ($19.5 million), Jennifer Lawrence, and Reese Witherspoon ($16.5 million).
Together, the 10 highest-paid actresses on the planet makes $186 million in Forbes’ 12-month period, fees, and taxes. A 16 percent increase from $172.5 million in 2017.
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on November 22, 1984 in Manhattan, New York. She has two older siblings and an older half-brother from her father’s first marriage, as well as a twin brother. Johansson is a dual citizen, she holds both American and Danish citizenship. She received her Danish citizenship through her dad, an architect originally from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Johansson had always dreamed to become an actress and enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and the Professional Children’s School as a child. Her movie debut came in 1994, when she shown up as a John Ritter’s daughter in the fantasy comedy “North.” She later landed minor roles as the daughter of Sean Connery and Kate Capshaw’s characters in “Just Cause” (1995), and as an art student in “If Lucy Fell” (1996).
Her first leading role was as Amanda in “Manny & Lo” (1996, and her performance got her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female. She kept on showing up in movies like “Fall” (1997), “Home Alone 3” (1997), “My Brother the Pig” (1999) and “The Man Who Wasn’t There” (2001). She started drawing wider attention after her role in “The Horse Whisperer” (1998), for which she was named for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress.
Personal Life
Johansson was hitched to actor Ryan Reynolds from 2008 to 2011. She wedded businessman Romain Dauriac in 2014 a couple of months after giving birth to their daughter, but the couple divorced in 2017. In May 2019 Scarlett became drawn in to “Saturday Night Live” star Colin Jost.
