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Forbes said Johansson just edged out her "Captain America"
co-stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey with box-office earnings
of her second 2016 movie, "Hail Caesar."Johansson's movies
grossed a leading $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office this
year, compared with $1.15 billion for "Captain America: Civil
War."
Released in May and featuring a conflict between Marvel comic
book heroes like Iron Man, Spider-Man, Black Widow and Ant Man,
Walt Disney Co's "Captain America" was the biggest earner
worldwide in 2016, according to data from Boxofficemojo.com.
Australian actress Margot Robbie, who enjoyed a break-out year,
placed fourth with $1.1 billion thanks to roles in two Warner
Bros movies "Suicide Squad" and "The Legend of Tarzan."
The Forbes list was dominated by superhero and comic book
movies, including "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Deadpool."
Britain's Felicity Jones entered the Forbes list for the first
time, with roles in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," thriller
"Inferno" and magical children's story "A Monster Calls." Jones
came in ninth place with $805 million.Forbes made its
calculations based on global ticket sales from the films of top
Hollywood actors, but it did not count animated movies such as
Disney's "Finding Dory," the second biggest release of 2016 with
$1.02 billion.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Richard Chang)
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