Despite Her Enormous Salary, Scarlett Johansson Is Not the Richest MCU Actress. Can You Guess Who It Is?

Since its 2008 premiere, the MCU has earned a total of $31.167 billion for 34 films, i.e., not including series’ revenues, merchandise sales, and so forth. The total box office result of the MCU is, as of the time of writing, $31.167 billion, which is absolutely amazing.

This, of course, means that the actors can also get big salaries, and that is going to be the topic of this article.

We know that Scarlett Johansson, who played Black Widow in several MCU projects, was the highest-paid MCU actress, with her contracts reaching incredible numbers. At the same time, would you believe if we told you that she is not the richest MCU actress among all those who have appeared in the role?

Yes, based on the information we have, Scarlett Johansson was the highest-paid MCU actress, but even her incredible salaries haven’t helped her become the richest actress that has appeared in the MCU. Do you want to know who the first one is? Keep reading to find out!

Seeing how the contracts between the actors and the studios are generally not public, it is very difficult to estimate the exact numbers in many cases, especially since Johansson has appeared in several projects, and in each of them, her role changed.

Her debut was a supportive role, but she ended her MCU run with her own solo movie, where she was the main character, for which she was supposedly paid $20 million. Of course, to that, you have to add the contracts for the Avengers movies, as well as the bonuses, so her total earnings are much, much bigger.

Based on the information provided by Celebrity Net Worth, Scarlett Johansson’s total worth is around $165 million, which is simply amazing, and seeing how she is one of the highest-paid actresses of all time, such a number makes total sense.

But, while you would think that this would be enough to make her the wealthiest MCU actress in total, you would be wrong.

Namely, there is one other actress, whose overall role was far smaller than Johansson’s, whose total net worth reaches an amazing $200 million, surpassing Scarlet Johansson’s total.

The actress in question is Gwyneth Paltrow, and the numbers are confirmed by Celebrity Net Worth. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as Paltrow is 12 years older and has done more on-screen work, but she is also a successful businesswoman and a large part of her income comes from her various businesses.

Johansson is one of the executive producers of the upcoming Thunderbolts* movie and if the movie does well, this could see Johansson come closer to Paltrow’s status. We will definitely keep you updated!

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