Avengers Age Of Ultron salaries: Scarlett Johansson second highest earner after Robert Downey Jr.

Amid all of the discussion of the gender wage gap in Hollywood, finding out actors' salaries has become a hot topic, as people strive to discover which actresses have been paid significant amounts less than their male co-stars.

One report in particular focused on Jessica Chastain's earnings from The Martian, where she allegedly earned $7m (£5m) for the film directed by Ridley Scott. However, the actress claimed she earned "less than a quarter" of the reported figure; meanwhile, co-star Matt Damon is said to have been paid around $25m for his role in the film.

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Blockbusters such as that one were the most obvious targets for investigations, as were those with ensemble casts, such as American Hustle, and it was not long before people began speculating about Marvel Studios actors and what they might earn.

Considering Marvel appears reluctant to give any of its female superheroes a standalone movie, while there was a lack of Black Widow and Scarlet Witch merchandise during the time of Avengers: Age Of Ultron's release, many concluded the wages would be unfair –but they were wrong, as Scarlett Johansson was reportedly the second highest-paid actor in the 2015 sequel.

Understandably the biggest star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Robert Downey Jr, earned $40m for reprising his role of Tony Stark aka Iron Man for the fifth time on the big screen, while Johansson got $20m for her portrayal of Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow.



By Amy West.
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