In Hollywood, it appears the cows have come home to roost...
You're Scarlett Johansson. You're pretty and you're pretty famous, too. And you've just been offered the part of the Black Widow in Iron Man 2! That's got to be some payday, right?
How about $250,000, which is what Marvel Studios offered Johansson and Mickey Rourke to be in the film? The stars negotiated the number up to something over $400,000. Still, it's not hard to imagine that even a year ago Johansson could have expected to break seven figures for a role in a big franchise film. It's a pretty thrifty deal for such a recognizable name.