Scarlett Johansson is an American actor, producer, director and co-founder of skincare company The Outset. Her financial history combines child-actor work, two decades of leading-film fees, Marvel guarantees and backend, endorsements, property and private-company equity. The confidential settlement of her 2021 Disney lawsuit creates an important uncertainty: HMW acknowledges that value but does not repeat an unverified settlement headline as fact. Her spouse’s earnings, family property and film box-office totals are not treated as Johansson’s personal assets.

Johansson trained at the Professional Children’s School and began appearing in films before adolescence. The Horse Whisperer brought wider attention; Ghost World and 2003’s Lost in Translation established her as an adult leading performer. BAFTA’s leading-actress winners record includes Johansson’s win for Lost in Translation. HMW models these years with modest child and independent-film fees, rising after 2003. It does not apply her later Marvel guarantee to early prestige work, and it subtracts agents, managers and tax before estimating savings.

Johansson’s breakthrough into durable commercial stardom came through a mix of Woody Allen films, The Prestige and eventually Natasha Romanoff in Iron Man 2. The Marvel role expanded across ensemble pictures before she led and produced Black Widow. Box Office Mojo records roughly $624 million worldwide for Iron Man 2, proving franchise scale but not her salary. HMW steps up compensation across appearances as her leverage grew, rather than assuming identical pay for every Marvel credit.

Johansson’s 2019 included Avengers: Endgame, Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit. The Academy’s 2020 ceremony page records her simultaneous lead and supporting nominations. She later produced Black Widow and made her feature-directing debut with Eleanor the Great, which premiered at Cannes in 2025. These milestones widen her future fee categories, but HMW assigns no value to nominations and no hypothetical Marvel-directing contract.

Film guarantees and contingent compensation remain the largest source. Forbes reported that Johansson received about $15 million guaranteed for Endgame, rising to about $35 million with backend. HMW treats those figures as one project total and recognizes that the Black Widow dispute concerned box-office bonuses affected by simultaneous Disney+ release. Voice roles, independent films and producer fees add income at much lower levels than her peak Marvel years.

Johansson has represented L’Oréal, Dolce & Gabbana and other fashion or beauty brands, and has earned from voice performances including Sing. Campaign fees are private, so HMW uses conservative annual endorsement bands only during documented relationships. Voice work is modeled as a negotiated performance fee plus ordinary residuals, not a share of an animated franchise’s entire gross. Disney’s official statement confirms that the Black Widow litigation was resolved but publishes no amount. The model therefore includes a discounted settlement allowance derived from the documented compensation structure, not the larger anonymous figures circulated after the case.

Johansson and Kate Foster Lengyel launched The Outset in 2022. The Outset’s official company page identifies Johansson as co-founder, while retail expansion provides evidence of a functioning brand. No audited revenue, ownership split or funding-round valuation is public. HMW assigns a modest risk-adjusted equity value after allowing for co-founder ownership, inventory, marketing and retailer margins. It does not value the company from Johansson’s fame or treat gross product sales as distributions.

Johansson has bought and sold homes in New York and Los Angeles, but ownership changes and mortgages make old portfolio lists unreliable. Architectural Digest’s survey of her real estate transactions provides purchase and sale context. HMW includes only conservative net equity for properties plausibly retained through the cut-off and excludes residences associated with former partners. The Outset cap table, investment accounts, residual statements, settlement proceeds and tax structure remain private.