Jennifer Lawrence has topped the 2015 list of Hollywood’s highest paid actresses. Forbes Magazine has estimated the Oscar Winning actress earned $52 million dollars last year. In second place was Avengers star Scarlett Johannson who earned $35.5 million. Rounding out the top 3 was Melissa McCarthy with $23 million dollars. Chinese actress BingBing Fan was in fourth place with $21 million in earnings.
Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie, Reese Witherspoon, Anne Hathaway and Kristen Stewart were all in the top ten. Stewart’s income was $12 million.
In comparison, when the Hollywood’s highest paid actors list was unveiled earlier this month, Robert Downey Junior topped the list with earnings of $80 million, Jackie Chan earned $50 million, and Vin Diesel made $47 million.
Thanks to Forbes.com for doing the heavy lifting. You can view their complete there if you enjoy clicking through slide-show galleries, or you can look at the facts right here.
1. Jennifer Lawrence -$52 million
2. Scarlett Johansson – $35.5 million
3. Melissa McCarthy – $23 million
4. Bingbing Fan – $21 million
5. Jennifer Aniston – $16.5 million
6. Julia Roberts – $16 million
7. Angelina Jolie – $15 million
8. Reese Witherspoon – $15 million
9. Anne Hathaway – $12 million
9. Kristen Stewart – $12 million
11. Cameron Diaz – $11 million
12. Gwyneth Paltrow – $9 million
13. Meryl Streep – $8 million
13. Amanda Seyfried – $8 million
13. Sandra Bullock – $8 million
16. Emma Stone – $6.5 million
16. Mila Kunis – $6.5 million
18. Natalie Portman – $6 million
*(Forbes says it arrived at these numbers, “based on data from Nielsen, Box Office Mojo and IMDB, as well as interviews with agents, managers and lawyers.”)