How much will Scarlett Johansson charge for being Marvel's black widow
The actress negotiated the same amount that Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth won for the filming of "Avengers 4."
Scarlett Johansson will be the protagonist of the film The Black Widow, the Marvel heroine that the actress has played on the big screen since 2010 and who debuted in Iron Man 2. For starring in this film, Johansson negotiated a payment of 15 million dollars, and thus achieved a pay justice: she defended gender equality and now earns the same as some of her castmates from the sagas and became the highest paid actress in Marvel.
According to the American portal The Hollywood Reporter, the same salary that Johansson will receive is what Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth earned for playing Captain America and Thor, respectively, in Avengers: Infinity War this year.
Johansson had had a seven-figure salary for the first Avengers movie in 2012 (compared to $ 50 million for Downey) after making his debut in Iron Man 2. And, by continuing with the comparisons, Chadwick Boseman is brought in 2 million dollars for Black Panther (2018) and Brie Larson about 5 for Captain Marvel, which will be released next year.
Although the numbers are astronomical for most studios, it makes sense when considering the appeal of Marvel movies, now with 10 years of experience in the cinematic universe from her. It's that every Avengers movie easily surpasses the worldwide $ 1 billion mark in earnings, while Infinity War alone grossed $ 2 billion. And Marvel typically allows its actors to earn bonuses of up to several million dollars based on the performance of the films.
In total, the American actress played Natasha Romanoff in seven films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: the Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Era from Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and, soon, Avengers 4 (2019).
With an estimated salary of 40.5 million dollars between June 1, 2017 and June 1, 2018, Johansson was the highest paid actress of 2018. In addition, with these 15 million, she also became the highest paid actress in Marvel.
In contrast, in the same period, according to the Forbes ranking, the highest paid actor is George Clooney with a salary of 239 million dollars.
