Who was Forbes’ highest-paid actress in 2019?

Scarlett Johansson was Forbes’ highest-paid actress in 2019.

Forbes estimated Johansson’s pretax earnings at $56 million for the period covered by its 2019 ranking. Much of that total came from her work as Natasha Romanoff, or Black Widow, in Marvel films, particularly Avengers: Endgame.

The figure represented income earned during the ranking period, not Johansson’s total net worth. Forbes’ highest-paid lists commonly combine salaries, bonuses, backend participation and other entertainment income before taxes and fees.

Johansson had previously topped Forbes’ actress ranking in 2018 as well. The list therefore measured a year of earnings rather than lifetime success, awards, popularity or the commercial value of every film in which an actor appeared.