Here Are the Top-Grossing Actors of 2016 Scarlett Johansson beats out her 'Captain America' costars By Arden Dier, Newser Staff Posted Dec 28, 2016 6:30 PM CST 21 comments Comments Scarlett Johansson arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Avengers: Age Of Ultron" in 2015. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) (Newser) – The three top-grossing actors of 2016 have one thing in common: They all starred in the top-grossing movie of the year, Captain America: Civil War. In fact, all but one of the 10 top-grossing actors of 2016 starred in a comic flick this year, reports Forbes. The exception is Felicity Jones, who instead helped out a little film called Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Here are the top-grossing actors based on global ticket sales for their 2016 films, excluding animated films where actors provided voice work: Scarlett Johansson: $1.2 billion Robert Downey Jr.: $1.15 billion Chris Evans $1.15 billion Margot Robbie: $1.1 billion Amy Adams: $1.04 billion Ben Affleck: $1.02 billion Henry Cavill: $870 million Ryan Reynolds: $820 million Felicity Jones: $805 million Will Smith: $775 million Click for some of the roles that helped secure those spots, or see the highest grossing actors of all time. My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results without voting | 3% Hilarious 19% Intriguing 9% Depressing 6% Brilliant 2% Scary 60% Ridiculous
