1. Angelina Jolie tops the 2013 Forbes list of highest-earning female actresses but much of her recent work has been behind the camera. |
2. The youngest on this year's list at 22, Jennifer Lawrence is Tinseltown's golden girl at the moment. Forbes estimates she made $26 million last year. |
3. Kristen Stewart was top of the list last year but with the "Twilight" films completed, Stewart's earnings of $22 million mean she has dropped to third. |
5. The latest "Spiderman" sweetheart Emma Stone, who played love interest Gwen Stacy in the new remake, is a new entry to the highest-paid actress list. |
Angelina
Jolie has beaten some of Tinseltown's best-known starlets to reclaim the top
spot in Forbes' annual list of highest-paid actresses in
Hollywood.
Despite her absence from the big screen since starring alongside
Johnny Depp in 2010's "The Tourist", Forbes estimates Jolie earned a
staggering $33 million over the last 12 months.
Since taking a break from the big screen, Jolie has turned her
efforts to writing, producing and directing her first film "In the Land of
Blood and Honey." along with the upcoming film "Unbroken." In
2011, she voiced the character of Tigress in "Kung Fu Panda 2," a box
office hit generating $165.2 million worldwide, according to boxofficemojo.com.
Box office glory
Unsurprisingly, thanks to her Academy Award success in
"Silver Linings Playbook," Hollywood's latest "It Girl"
Jennifer Lawrence comes in second with $26 million. This year the 22-year-old
will return to the very roles that thrust her into the spotlight as Katniss
Everdeen in the second installment of the popular "Hunger Games" film
adaptations and the "X-Men" prequels.
The CGI-filled blockbuster franchises continue to be a proven
money maker. Kristen Stewart, who earned $22 million with the year ending June
2013, is known to teenagers across the globe as Bella Swan from the highly
lucrative "Twilight Saga." But with the vampire love story now
complete, Stewart has moved on to another female-led franchise and is set to
reprise the titular role in "Snow White and the Huntsman 2" due for release in 2015.
Leading ladies
The "Snow White" effect also gave America's original
sweetheart Julia Roberts a boost as she earned $10 million after starring in
"Mirror Mirror," another adapted version of the classic German tale.
Meanwhile, new entry Emma Stone gave comic book inspired films a
whirl by starring in the "Spiderman" reboot,
which mostly accounted for her $16 million earnings over the last 12 months.
Other familiar stars to grace the top 10 list again include
Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullock, Natalie Portman and Charlize Theron who were
joined by the latest new addition Mila Kunis who snagged the ninth spot with
$11 million thanks to her blockbuster comedy "Ted" and hit fantasy
prequel "Oz the Great and Powerful."
6. Anything Snow White-related was box office gold as Charlize Theron found when she co-starred in "Snow White and the Huntsman" as the wicked stepmother. |
8. The "Black Swan" star joined the cast of "Thor" to star as the Norse god's love interest Jane Foster in the 2011 blockbuster. Natalie Portman |
9. "Ted" which told the story of a foul-mouthed teddy bear that comes to life turned out to be a huge hit with cinema audiences last year. Mila Kunis |
10. Julia Roberts only made one film last year but the other Snow White remake, "Mirror Mirror" helped landed the well-known superstar on the recent Forbes list with earnings of $10 million. |
Hollywood's gender pay gap
While Hollywood's leading ladies may earn an impressive salary at
first glance, those figures are still far off from what their male counterparts
take home.
Forbes recently announced "Iron Man" himself, Robert
Downey Jr. earned more than double the amount of Jolie as the top-earning actor in
Hollywood after raking
in a whopping $75 million.
Downey was always going to have a good year after starring in Joss
Whedon's comic book character compilation "The Avengers" -- the third highest-grossing film
ever. Since "Iron Man 3" opened in May, the film grossed $1.2 billion
globally making it one of the biggest box office hits of all-time.
Compare the highest-paid actresses of Hollywood to Forbes world's most powerful
celebrities list, of which there are six women in the top 10, Jolie
moves much further down to number 41. Compared with other entertainment
industries, Hollywood pay packets are significantly less.
Take a look at the full Forbes list below.
Forbes' top 10 highest paid actresses of 2013
1. Angelina Jolie -- $33 million
2. Jennifer Lawrence -- $26 million
3. Kristen Stewart -- $22 million
4. Jennifer Aniston -- $20 million
5. Emma Stone -- $16 million
6. Charlize Theron -- $15 million
7. Sandra Bullock -- $14 million
8. Natalie Portman -- $14 million
9. Mila Kunis -- $11 million
10. Julia Roberts -- $10 million
2. Jennifer Lawrence -- $26 million
3. Kristen Stewart -- $22 million
4. Jennifer Aniston -- $20 million
5. Emma Stone -- $16 million
6. Charlize Theron -- $15 million
7. Sandra Bullock -- $14 million
8. Natalie Portman -- $14 million
9. Mila Kunis -- $11 million
10. Julia Roberts -- $10 million
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