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Scarlett Johansson will earn at least $40,000 a week for new play
Written by . Published: December 12 2012
Scarlett Johansson will pick up a guaranteed $40,000-per-week for her upcoming Broadway stint in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, according to leaked business papers sent to investors.
That's $38,000 more than the base weekly pay for Broadway actors, according to Bloomberg News.
The Tennessee Williams revival begins previews on 18 December (12)
and Scarlett Johansson will play the role of Maggie in the
production. The late Elizabeth Taylor took on the part in the film
version of the tense drama.
According to the business papers, Scarlett Johansson will also
collect 7.5 per cent of ticket sales above $530,000.
Scarlett Johansson won a Tony Award for her 2010 Broadway debut in
a revival of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge.