{"id":332547,"date":"2026-01-20T06:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/colin-jost-reacts-after-wife-scarlett-johansson-loses-title-as-hollywoods-highest-grossing-actor"},"modified":"2026-01-20T06:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:07:14","slug":"colin-jost-reacts-after-wife-scarlett-johansson-loses-title-as-hollywoods-highest-grossing-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/colin-jost-reacts-after-wife-scarlett-johansson-loses-title-as-hollywoods-highest-grossing-actor","title":{"rendered":"Colin Jost Reacts After Spouse Scarlett Johansson Loses Title as Hollywood\u2019s Highest-Grossing Actor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scarlett Johansson\u2019s reign at the top of Hollywood\u2019s box office mountain has come to an end, and her husband, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday Night Live<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> co\u2011anchor <\/span>Colin Jost<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, didn\u2019t let the moment pass without a laugh. In a now\u2011viral segment on the Jan. 17 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SNL<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weekend Update<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Jost delivered the news that Johansson has been overtaken by fellow Marvel franchise star <\/span>Zoe Salda\u00f1a<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as the highest\u2011grossing actor of all time, and he did it in a way only he could: with comedy, self\u2011deprecation, and a quick jab at his own filmography.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For years, Johansson, best known for her role as Natasha Romanoff\/Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, topped global box-office charts thanks to her work in blockbuster franchises like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avengers<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lucy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jurassic World: Dominion<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Jungle Book<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sing,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and more. But <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/01\/14\/15-billion-hollwood-portfolio-zoe-saldana-is-now-highest-grossing-actor-of-all-time-best-advice-was-from-mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that title shifted<\/a> in early January 2026, when Salda\u00f1a\u2019s body of work, boosted once again by massive earnings from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avatar: Fire and Ash,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> pushed her past Johansson in cumulative box office earnings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In true <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weekend Update<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> fashion, Jost turned the entertainment news into comedy gold. \u201cZoe Salda\u00f1a, who stars in the new <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avatar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> movie, has surpassed Scarlett Johansson to become the highest\u2011grossing actress of all time,\u201d he read from the teleprompter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weekend Update: Trump Presented with Nobel Peace Prize, Defends Minneapolis ICE Agents - SNL\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vHHBrB0qEv4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then, without skipping a beat, Jost quipped: <\/span>\u201cOkay, well let\u2019s see what happens if you include the box office from Scarlett\u2019s husband\u2019s movies.\u201d<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A graphic of Johansson\u2019s total slid even lower, and Jost, caught off guard by the absurdity of it, cracked up, exclaiming, <\/span>\u201cIt went down?\u201d<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with genuine surprise and laughter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It wasn\u2019t mean\u2011spirited; it was classic <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SNL<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, poking fun at the situation while spotlighting the absurdity of rankings and records in Hollywood. And Jost\u2019s reaction made it clear he wasn\u2019t at all bothered by the news about his wife. In fact, the joke worked partly because of how <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">openly amused<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> he was by it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How the Box Office Crown Shifted<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Johansson, 41, who has been a box-office force for more than a decade, previously held the title of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/paultassi\/2025\/07\/07\/scarlett-johansson-is-the-highest-grossing-actor-ever-after-leading-jurassic-world-rebirth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highest\u2011grossing actor<\/a> thanks to her long run in Marvel films and other major cinematic hits. According to reported figures, her total box office from feature films had been around <\/span>$16.4 billion<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, an astonishing achievement for any performer.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1356939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1356939\" style=\"width: 1590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"actor\" class=\"wp-image-1356939 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Scarlett-Johansson-and-Zoe-Saldana.jpg\" alt=\"Colin Jost Reacts After Wife Scarlett Johansson Loses Title as Hollywood\u2019s Highest-Grossing Actor\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1356939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scarlett Johansson and Zoe Salda\u00f1a. Screenshot from scarlettjohanssonfans03 and zoesaldana via Instagram. Used under fair use for commentary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But as of January 2026, that figure was overtaken by Zoe Salda\u00f1a, now officially crowned the highest\u2011grossing actor of all time with an estimated <\/span>$16.8 billion<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in global earnings, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-numbers.com\/box-office-star-records\/worldwide\/lifetime-acting\/top-grossing-leading-stars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Numbers.<\/a> Much of Salda\u00f1a\u2019s total comes from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which alone earned roughly <\/span>$1.23 billion<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> worldwide, adding to her robust filmography that includes <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avatar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sequels, several <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guardians of the Galaxy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> installments, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Trek<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reboots, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pirates of the Caribbean<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That shift in ranking was enough to make the entertainment world buzz, especially among fans who track box office milestones the way sports fans follow records. Later, Salda\u00f1a shared her reaction on social media, expressing gratitude to her fans and collaborators, acknowledging directors, co-stars, and the franchises that helped shape her career, a gracious and heartfelt moment from the new titleholder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But as headlines like \u201cZoe Saldana is officially the highest\u2011grossing actor of all time\u201d began circulating, Jost\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SNL<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> bit became the moment people kept talking about, not because it undermined Salda\u00f1a\u2019s achievement, but because it showed him handling the news with humor and affection.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>A Husband\u2019s Humor, a Family\u2019s Story<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson have long been one of Hollywood\u2019s most-watched couples, blending entertainment careers with real\u2011world family life. <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">They married in<\/a> October 2020 and now share a son, Cosmo, born in 2021. Johansson also has an older daughter, Rose, from her previous marriage to French journalist Romain Dauriac.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1356936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1356936\" style=\"width: 1590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1356936 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Scarlett-Johansson-and-Colin-Jost-1.jpg\" alt=\"Colin Jost Reacts After Wife Scarlett Johansson Loses Title as Hollywood\u2019s Highest-Grossing Actor\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1356936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost. Screenshot from scarlettjohanssonfans03 and colinjost via Instagram. Used under fair use for commentary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For fans, Jost\u2019s roast of the box office numbers struck a relatable chord: it wasn\u2019t a shade on Johansson, but a moment of self\u2011aware humor that reminded people why they enjoy <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SNL<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and its <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weekend Update<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> desk so much. It also leaned into Jost\u2019s long history of good\u2011natured jokes about himself as the spouse of a wildly successful Hollywood A\u2011lister.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The bit also subtly highlighted the modern reality of a dual\u2011career household where one partner\u2019s professional highlights can sometimes overshadow another\u2019s in public perception, and where the right joke can defuse any potential awkwardness in seconds. After all, only on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday Night Live<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> could one of Hollywood\u2019s biggest stars\u2019 box office totals get recalculated live on national TV by her husband <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as a punchline<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But there\u2019s also a genuine sweetness beneath the laughter. Jost\u2019s reaction wasn\u2019t discomfort; it was joy. His wide grin and laughter showed a man entertained by the role he plays in pop culture and proud of his partner\u2019s success. That kind of shared humor is part of what endears them to audiences; they don\u2019t take the glitz too seriously, even when the headlines do.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1356949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1356949\" style=\"width: 579px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1356949 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_19-1-2026_155447_www.instagram.com_.jpeg\" alt=\"Colin Jost Reacts After Wife Scarlett Johansson Loses Title as Hollywood\u2019s Highest-Grossing Actor\" width=\"589\" height=\"834\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1356949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scarlett Johansson. Screenshot from scarlettjohanssonfans03 via Instagram. Used under fair use for commentary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Johansson herself hasn\u2019t publicly commented on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SNL<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> joke as of this writing, and she doesn\u2019t owe anyone a response. The shift in box office rankings doesn\u2019t change her legacy, a decades\u2011long career that has spanned animation, dramatic roles, action blockbusters, and award-worthy performances. But Jost\u2019s reaction adds a human dimension to the moment, reminding fans that behind every statistic is a person with stories, relationships, and plenty of laughs to share.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At its core, the headlines about Johansson losing a title and Salda\u00f1a gaining one are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">business metrics.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;But what turned this into a cultural moment was <\/span>how people emotionally connected with it<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It wasn\u2019t just about numbers; it was about <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">t<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he story behind the numbers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It was about a husband making fun of himself to celebrate his wife. It was about two successful careers intersecting with humor and humility on one of TV\u2019s longest\u2011running comedy stages. It was about audiences collectively laughing with a man who didn\u2019t shrink when the spotlight hit a career milestone; he turned it into a joke and, in the process, made people smile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Few things are permanent in Hollywood records, titles, and box office bragging rights. What <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> enduring are the moments that remind us why we watch these shows, why we follow these stars, and why, every now and then, we need a laugh to bring it all back down to earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/colin-jost-reacts-after-wife-scarlett-johansson-loses-title-as-hollywoods-highest-grossing-actor\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scarlett Johansson\u2019s reign at the top of Hollywood\u2019s box office mountain has come to an end, and her husband, Saturday Night Live co\u2011anchor Colin Jost, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":332550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4557],"tags":[161,1153,5161,3045,10709,3322,10710,10711,5305,156,5346],"class_list":["post-332547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marketing","tag-actor","tag-actress","tag-avatar","tag-caribbean","tag-cosmo","tag-guard","tag-jost-s","tag-natasha","tag-scarlett-johansson","tag-social-media","tag-zoe-saldana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332547"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":332549,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332547\/revisions\/332549"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}