Wednesday, 6 July 2011

Hollywood's most bankable actresses

Angelina Jolie is estimated by Forbes to have earned $US30 million over the past year with films such as Salt and The Tourist capturing the movie-going public's imagination. Photo: Reuters
Sarah Jessica Parker shed tears at a memorial service for fashion designer Alexander McQueen, but she is laughing all the way to the bank as one of the world's highest-paid actresses. Photo: Reuters

Despite her fair share of flop films, Jennifer Aniston remains a big box-office drawcard while sales of a signature frangrance, pictured, have not hurt. Forbes estimates she earnt (AUD) $27 million between May 2010-2011


Reese Witherspoon ranked equal-third on the Forbes highest-paid actress list, tying with Aniston on $US28 million.


Julia Roberts pulled in about $US20 million over the past year, despite not being quite the drawcard she was in her Notting Hill days.


Twilight star Kristen Stewart is a relative newcomer on the A-list, but Forbes estimates she earned $US20 million in 2010-2011.



The star of Katherine Heigl continues to rise. The actress earned an estimated $US19 million, placing her seventh in the top ten list copiled by Forbes. Photo: Getty Images

Cameron Diaz, posing here at the premiere of Knight and Day, earned about $US18 million.

Coming in at ninth-place on the highest-paid list was Sandra Bullock, pictured here at this year's Academy Awards.

Meryl Streep, who will star in the upcoming Margaret Thatcher bio, The Iron Lady, earned an estimated $US10 million.

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