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. (Read more Scarlett Johansson stories.) 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
