The Highest Paid Actress In The World Has Been Revealed…

Jennifer Lawrence has topped the poll as being the highest paid actress in the world, scooping an impressive $52,000,000 in film deals this year. The Hunger Games actress was followed by Scarlett Johansson and Melissa McCarthy to round off this year’s top three female Hollywood earners. The 25-year old was previously ranked as the highest grossing action heroine ever thanks to her work on the cult sci-fi franchise. Looking at the complete list, compiled by Forbes, the top earners was largely dominated by American actresses, with the exception of Chinese actress Bingbing Fan, and both Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman who were born in Ukraine and Israel but hold US citizenship:

1. Jennifer Lawrence: $52,000,000
2. Scarlett Johansson: $35,500,000
3. Melissa McCarthy: $23,000,000
4. Bingbing Fan: $21,000,000
5. Jennifer Aniston: $16,500,000
6. Julia Roberts: $16,000,000
7. Angelina Jolie: $15,000,000
8. Reese Witherspoon: $15,000,000
9. Anne Hathaway: $12,000,000
10. Kristen Stewart: $12,000,000
11. Cameron Diaz: $11,000,000
12. Gwyneth Paltrow: $9,000,000
13. Meryl Streep: $8,000,000
14. Amanda Seyfried: $8,000,000
15. Sandra Bullock: $8,000,000
16. Emma Stone: $6,500,000
17. Mila Kunis: $6,500,000
18. Natalie Portman: $6,000,000

Not bad for a year’s work, eh? H/T Forbes