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Scarlett Johansson Tops 2025 Actress Earnings at $43 M

5/24/2026

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Scarlett Johansson earned $43 million in 2025, becoming the highest-paid actress and boosting her net worth to about $165 million, second highest-grossing actor in history.
Johansson told CBS Sunday Morning that a “deficit” always exists and true work-life balance is impossible.
She runs the skincare brand The Outset and the production company These Pictures.
A ‘Weekend Update’ graphic showed box-office total drop from $15.4 billion to $15.1 billion after adding her husband’s movies.

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Scarlett Johansson earned $43 million in 2025, becoming the highest-paid actress and boosting her net worth to about $165 million, second highest-grossing actor in history.
Johansson told CBS Sunday Morning that a “deficit” always exists and true work-life balance is impossible.
She runs the skincare brand The Outset and the production company These Pictures.
A ‘Weekend Update’ graphic showed box-office total drop from $15.4 billion to $15.1 billion after adding her husband’s movies.