Not Just Pretty Faces: World's Highest Paid Actresses of 2018

Forbes reports that Scarlett Johansson earned $ 40.5 million in the period from June 2017 to June 2018 to become the world's highest-paid actress. A particularly profitable role for Johansson was the role of Natasha Romanova, the Russian spy from the “Avengers” series; Johansson is slated to star in her own Marvel superhero movie, Black Widow.

In 2017, first place was awarded to Oscar-winning "La La Land" star Emma Stone. She earned $26 million in a 12-month accounting period.

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Premiere of Avengers: Infinity War - Arrivals - Los Angeles, California, U.S., 23/04/2018 - Actress Scarlett Johansson.

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Angelina Jolie poses for photographers upon arrival at the BAFTA Film Awards, in London, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018.

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US actress Jennifer Aniston poses during a photocall ahead of a diner for the launch of a Louis Vuitton leather goods collection in collaboration with US artist Jeff Koons, at the Louvre in Paris, Tuesday, April 11, 2017.

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Jennifer Lawrence poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Red Sparrow' in London, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018.

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Reese Witherspoon arrives at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

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Cast member Mila Kunis arrives at the world premiere of "The Spy Who Dumped Me" on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in Los Angeles.

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Актриса Джулия Робертс на красной дорожке премьеры фильма Джоди Фостер "Финансовый монстр" (Money Monster) в рамках 69-го Каннского кинофестиваля.

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Actress Cate Blanchett poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Ocean's 8' in central London, Wednesday, June 13, 2018.

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Actress Melissa McCarthy attends the Los Angeles Premiere of "Ghostbusters" in Hollywood, California, on July 9, 2016.

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Gal Gadot attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 90th Academy Awards at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, on March 4, 2018.