Scarlett Johansson tops Forbes’ list of highest paid actresses in the world

For the second year in a row, Scarlett Johansson has topped Forbes’ list of the highest-paid actresses, earning $56 million including an eight-figure cheque 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 likeSofia 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.

The full list is below. 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.

The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses Of 2019

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