Scarlett Johansson | Avengers: Endgame

Scarlett Johansson has made it again as the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. At 34 years old, the actress has earned $56 million from June 2018 to June 2019 for starring as Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For her credits in Avengers: Endgame, she reportedly made $35 million and will probably make more in her standalone Black Widow movie. However, there is a large gap between the highest-earning female stars and their male counterparts.

In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Johansson proclaimed that this gap is a significant problem, that it is a “conversation about feminism in general.” Interestingly, Johansson’s sentiments on this matter have yet to receive any negative backlash from reputable sources. Before her success as Black Widow, the Avengers star began as a child actress in The Horse Whisperer. Eventual successes include Lost in Translation, Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Nanny Diaries, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and Hitchcock.