With the subject of Hollywood’s gender pay gap in the spotlight, Scarlett Johansson’s salary sheds an entirely different kind of light on the matter. Keep on reading to find out how Johansson’s salary affects Lawrence’s stance.
With women all over the world supporting Jennifer Lawrence’s stance on gender pay gaps throughout the country, the revelation of what Scarlett Johansson gets paid for her role as Black Widow may change your mind about Hollywood’s manipulation of actresses in the industry.
It was revealed that Scarlett Johansson was the second highest-paid actor on the Avengers: Age of Ultron set with her co-star Robert Downey Jr. making $40 million (taking into account that he IS the highest-paid actor in the biz right now), Chris Evans making $6.9 million, Jeremy Renner $6.1 million, Mark Ruffalo $2.8 million, and Chris Hemsworth getting paid $5.4 million.
Scarlett Johansson’s salary? Half that of Robert Downey Jr’s, making her earnings as the intellectual and strong Black Widow, $20 million.
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Scarlett’s Avengers Salary Revealed
FOLLOWING Jennifer Lawrence’s widely circulated essay in which she revealed that she “didn’t get mad at Sony, I got mad at myself”, for failing to negotiate a higher salary compared with that of her male counterparts, it has been revealed that fellow actress Scarlett Johansson did just that for her role in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
So… is Hollywood fair to Scarlett Johansson or did she just know how to negotiate the right way? I can’t believe that she earned more compared to Chris Evans who played Captain America and to think that she doesn’t even have her own solo flick… yet!