Jennifer Lawrence is the highest paid actress in the world. The 25-year-old skipped to the top of Forbes’ annual list, after ranking in the number 2 spot last year, with estimated earnings of $52 million from June 2014 to June 2015.
The Hunger Games star earned nearly $20 million more than Scarlett Johansson, ranked number 2, who pulled in $35.5 million.
Coming in third place this year is Melissa McCarthy who earned an estimated $23 million – just $3 million ahead of Chinese star Bingbing Fan.
While last year’s highest earner Sandra Bullock slipped down the rankings with only $8 million in earnings.
According to Forbes some of the more established marquee names (Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts) are only listed this year due to endorsement deals.
In fifth place is Jennifer Aniston with $16.5 while Roberts is just a half million behind the former Friends star, ranking in at sixth.
Jolie is tied with Reese Witherspoon – both pulling in an estimated $15 million apiece. Anne Hathaway and Kristen Stewart are also tied with $12 million in earnings.
Cameron Diaz came in with $11 million, Gwyneth Paltrow with $9 million, while Meryl Streep is tied with Amanda Seyfried and Sandra Bullock with $8 million.
These numbers, however, still pale in comparison to men in Hollywood who continue to earn tens of millions more than their female counterparts.
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