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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

[COUNTDOWN] The Highest Paid Actresses of the Year 2016 According to Forbes magazine

It's no question that Jennifer Aniston is one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood with an impressive net worth of $150-million. However, who does Forbes magazine rank as THE highest paid actresses?

Here's the FULL top-ten list:

1.) Jennifer Lawrence - $46-million
actress Jennifer Lawrence
Taking the number one spot it's Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence. This is her second time topping the list of Forbes' list with the 'Joy' star banking $46-million over the past twelve months. The list's youngest member took a cut of profits from the big box office gross ($653.4-million) of her final 'Hunger Games' installment and plumped her checkbook with soaring upfront fees. She also has an estimated net worth of $75-million.

2.) Melissa McCarthy - $33-million
actress/comedienne Melissa McCarthy
At #2 is actress/comedienne Melissa McCarthy. Who you gonna call? McCarthy earned an estimated eight-figure upfront fee to star in the all-female 'Ghostbusters' remake. Off screen, she designs her own all-sizes clothing line. She told Forbes magazine, "I started to think if I could do anything to build women up rather than the constant tear down I'm going to do it." She also has an estimated net worth of $20-million.

3.) Scarlett Johansson - $25-million
actress Scarlett Johansson
At #3 is actress Scarlett Johansson. Reportedly banked $17.5-million for her controversial role in up-coming 'Ghost in the Shell' opposite actor Pilou Asbaek, which drew criticism for whitewashing its Japanese manga source material. Johansson boosts her movie money with a Dolce & Gabbana endorsement. She also has an estimated net worth of $80-million.

4.) Jennifer Aniston - $21-million
actress Jennifer Aniston
At #4 is Golden Globe award-winning actress Jennifer Aniston. She still tallying seven figure upfront fees for her movies such as the forthcoming comedy 'Office Christmas Party', but makes most of her cash through endorsements. Aniston added Emirates airlines advertisements to her SmartWater, Aveeno and Living Proof shills. She still earns an impressive $20-million salary a year alone for re-runs of 'Friends'.

5.) Fan Bingbing - $17-million
actress Fan Bingbing
At #5 is the actress Fan Bingbing - the only Chinese actress on the ranking. She joins the highest-paid thanks to roles in local movies such as 2016's up-coming action/comedy film 'Skiptrace' as Samantha opposite actor Jackie Chan, and 2015's epic romance/war film 'Lady of the Dynasty' as Yang Guifei. American audiences may recognize her from 2014's 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' as Blink, and advertisements for Chopard and L'Oreal. She also has an estimated net worth of $100-million.
 

6.) Charlize Theron - $16.5-million
actress Charlize Theron
At #6 is Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron. Rumored to have earned $10-million upfront for her supporting role as Queen Ravenna in drama film 'The Huntsman: Winter's War'. The 'Max Max: Fury Road' star is also the face of Dior J'Adore perfume. A returnee to the list, she last made the cut in 2013, and has an estimated net worth of $110-million.

7.) Amy Adams - $13.5-million
actress Amy Adams
At #7 is 5x Oscar-nominated actress Amy Adams. She returns to the ranking as she revives her role as Lois Lane in Warner Bros. DC Comics series 'Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice'. She most recently made the list in 2014; Adams also advertises for MaxMara and has an estimated net worth of $35-million.

8.) Julia Roberts - $12-million
actress Julia Roberts
At #8 is Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts. This pretty woman's still got it - earning an impressive $3-million salary for 3-days of work in the box office flop ensemble comedy/holiday film 'Mother's Day', she redeemed herself opposite actor George Clooney in crime/drama film 'Money Monster', and gets by banking with decent upfront fees and shills for Lancome. Not to mention an estimated net worth value of $140-million.

9.) Mila Kunis - $11-million
actress Mila Kunis
At #9 is Golden Globe award-nominated actress Mila Kunis. The 'Bad Moms' star earns a hefty salary per episode total of $300,000 for being the voice of Meg Griffin during the recent season on animated comedy 'Family Guy'. She also cashes in with advertisement for Gemfields jewelry and Jim Beam whisky commercials, and has an estimated net worth of $30-million.

10.) Deepika Padukone - $10-million
actress Deepika Padukone
Just making the top-ten list at the #10 spot is actress Deepika Padukone. She's a newcomer to the ranking, Bollywood's Padukone makes the cut with recent the hit 2015's drama/history-romance film 'Bajirao Mastani'. She earns less than her Hollywood counterparts for roles, but compensates with over a dozen lucrative endorsements. As for her net worth she has an estimated value of $7.5-million.

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