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Scarlett Johansson Tops Forbes’ List of the Top-Grossing Actors of 2016

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Scarlett Johansson is Forbes’ top-grossing actor of 2016. Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage

Show Us the money! Forbes just released its annual list of the top-grossing actors in Hollywood, and Scarlett Johansson came out on top in 2016.

The Oscar-nominated actress, 32, starred in the mammoth Captain America: Civil War this year, which raked in a cool $1.15 billion around the globe. But she also had a small part in the Coen BrothersHail, Caesar!, which made $62 million worldwide, inching her ahead of her Civil War costars Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. (who both tied for second place).

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Also on the short list? Margot Robbie, who led both Tarzan and Suicide Squad; Felicity Jones, whose Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has already grossed more than half a billion dollars in the week and a half since its release; Ryan Reynolds, who starred in the superhero comedy Deadpool; and Amy Adamswho added Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Arrival and Nocturnal Animals to her credits.

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Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow in the ‘Captain America’ series. Everett Collection

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Will Smith (Suicide Squad, Collateral Beauty), Henry Cavill (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) and Ben Affleck (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Accountant) round out the top 10 list.

Johansson takes the title from Chris Pratt, who was the top-grossing actor of 2015, while Jennifer Lawrence headed the list the year before.

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