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Scarlett Johansson highest grossing actress

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IANS Los Angeles

Scarlett Johansson has reportedly become the highest grossing actress in Hollywood, officially earning more money at the box office than her female counterparts.

According to box office reporting website Box Office Mojo, Johansson has already raked in $3.3 billion at the US box office, making her the 10th highest earning actor - male or female - in Hollywood, reports people.com.

By far the youngest actor on the top 10 list, Johansson, 31, was only beaten by the likes of Harrison Ford, Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hanks, Robert Downey Jr., Eddie Murphy, Tom Cruise, Michael Caine and Johnny Depp.

 

The next highest-grossing actress on the list is Cameron Diaz at 19, followed by Helena Bonham Carter (26), Cate Blanchett (29), Julia Roberts (30), Elizabeth Banks (31), Emma Watson (32) and Anne Hathaway at 50.

Johansson has appeared as Natasha Romanoff, or Black Widow, in five Marvel films including "Iron Man 2" in 2010, "The Avengers" in 2012, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" in 2014 and "Captain America: Civil War" in 2016.

She also voiced Kaa in "The Jungle Book" and starred in "Hail, Caesar!" this year.

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First Published: Jun 30 2016 | 1:16 PM IST

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