#Jenniferlawrence has maintained her title as the world’s highest paid actress for the second straight year.
The Hunger Games star, 26, earned an estimated $46 million before tax from June, 2015 to June this year (2016), topping the list compiled by editors at America’s #Forbes magazine.
The past year saw Jennifer appear in the final installment of the film series which made her a #Hollywood #superstar, The Hunger Games: Mocking jay – Part 2, receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in David O. Russell’s Joy, and star as Mystique in superhero sequel X-Men: Apocalypse.
Despite remaining at number one on the annual Forbes list, her earnings were down from $52 million in the previous year, and well below the figure made by the highest paid male actor, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, who took home $64.5 million over the same period.
Meanwhile, #Ghostbusters star #Melissa McCarthy climbs up to second place, earning an estimated $33 million, with Scarlett Johansson taking third with $25 million.
Rounding out the top five are Jennifer Aniston, whose earnings of $21 million included money received for endorsement deals from top airline Emirates, beverage brand #Smartwater, the Aveeno skincare range, and Living Proof shampoo, and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, who banked $17 million.
Also included in the top 10 are #CharlizeTheron, #AmyAdams, #JuliaRoberts, #MilaKunis, and #Bollywood #star #DeepikaPadukone.
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