Ten Years Ago I Made a Bet With My Readers About Scarlett Johansson That Came True
Ten years ago when I first started blogging I wrote an article entitled Scarlett Johansson`s Golden Globes in which I confidently offered the following wager: "Lunch bet says this young woman [Scarlett Johansson] will be the top box office actress in less than 10 years."
Just so you know, during those ten years I have written dozens of articles about other actresses without once making a similar prediction about them.
So now it's ten years later and I wonder what has become of my favorite actress?
HitFix.com,
29 Jun 2016,
Scarlett Johansson is currently the highest-grossing woman in box office history.Scarlett Johansson really is one of the most in-demand actors these days but turns out she's also one of the most bankable. She's recently landed herself on a list of the ten highest-grossing actors of all time and just happens to be the only woman there.
Here is that list of the ten highest-grossing actors of all time from Box Office Mojo (figures are in millions):
| Row | Person (Click to view) | Total Gross | # Movies / Average | #1 Picture | Gross | |
| 1 | Harrison Ford | $4,871.7 | 41 | $118.8 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | $936.7 |
| 2 | Samuel L. Jackson | $4,646.8 | 68 | $68.3 | The Avengers | $623.4 |
| 3 | Morgan Freeman | $4,434.1 | 60 | $73.9 | The Dark Knight | $534.9 |
| 4 | Tom Hanks | $4,340.7 | 44 | $98.7 | Toy Story 3 | $415.0 |
| 5 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $3,943.8 | 53 | $74.4 | The Avengers | $623.4 |
| 6 | Eddie Murphy | $3,810.4 | 38 | $100.3 | Shrek 2 | $441.2 |
| 7 | Tom Cruise | $3,587.2 | 36 | $99.6 | War of the Worlds | $234.3 |
| 8 | Johnny Depp | $3,366.6 | 45 | $74.8 | Dead Man's Chest | $423.3 |
| 9 | Michael Caine | $3,341.5 | 58 | $57.6 | The Dark Knight | $534.9 |
| 10 | Scarlett Johansson | $3,332.5 | 37 | $90.1 | The Avengers | $623.4 |
Although Scarlett today is the number 1 highest-grossing female actor she is currently only number 10 on the overall list. So here's another prediction: "I bet lunch that within three years, Scarlett will be number 5 or better on the overall list."
