Scarlett Johansson named Forbes' highest grossing actor of 2016December 28, 2016 - 16:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Scarlett Johansson has been named the top grossing actor of 2016 by Forbes magazine, The Guardian reports. The US actor topped the list after her films brought in $1.2bn (£977m) globally over the past 12 months, with movies such as Captain America: Civil War and Hollywood satire Hail, Caesar! Johansson, 32, edged out her Captain America co-stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr, who tied for second place with $1.15bn each. Forbes calculated the annual ranking using the global ticket sales of top actors’ films. Briton Felicity Jones was ninth after making $805m at the box office, largely thanks to massive hit Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. It also took into account Jones’s part in mystery thriller Inferno and fantasy drama A Monster Calls. The list was dominated by comic book and superhero films, with Suicide Squad stars Margot Robbie and Will Smith coming in at number four and 10 respectively and Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds at eight. Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice actors Amy Adams, Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill were in fifth, sixth and seventh place. Earlier this month, the business magazine named Evans the best value actor of the year, with his recent films returning $135 for every dollar he is paid. On that list, Johansson came third. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |