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SCARLETT JOHANSSON HAS taken the crown as Hollywood’s highest-grossing actress ever.
Film finance website Box Office Mojo has listed Johansson as the top-earning actress ever.
Johansson’s ascension to the top comes on the back of huge box-office performances this year for Captain America: Civil War (which has taken $404 million in the US) and The Jungle Book ($358 million).
Box Office Mojo says her films have made more than $3.3 billion. Cameron Diaz is the second-highest-grossing actress, at just over $3 billion.
Johansson’s status on the list is no doubt helped by her recurring role as Black Widow in the Avengers series and other Marvel blockbusters. The films account for around $1.9 billion of her takings.
Despite being top among actresses, Johansson sits in just 10th place overall. Box Office Mojo lists Harrison Ford as the all-time champion. It says his movies have earned nearly $4.9 billion in theatres.
The top-ten all-time is:
- Harrison Ford
- Samuel L Jackson
- Morgan Freeman
- Tom Hanks
- Robert Downey Jr
- Eddie Murphy
- Tom Cruise
- Johnny Depp
- Michael Caine
- Scarlett Johansson
Johansson began her career in 1994, but rose to prominence in 2003′s Lost In Translation.
She has received four Golden Globe nominations.
With Associated Press reporting
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