New Delhi: Jennifer Lawrence is the world`s highest-paid actress in 2016 for the second year in a row, followed by Melissa McCarthy, who notched a big gain to claim the runner-up spot, Forbes magazine reported on Tuesday.
Lawrence, the star of the ‘Hunger Games’ franchise, has earned $46 million before taxes over 12 months in part from a big upfront fee for the forthcoming movie ‘Passengers,’ Forbes said. The earnings mark an 11.5 percent drop from her 2015 total.
McCarthy has $33 million in earnings, up $10 million from her estimate for the year before, in part from her payday for the reboot of ‘Ghostbusters.’
Scarlett Johansson of ‘Captain America: Civil Wars’ was third at $25 million, down nearly 30 percent from 2015.
The rest of the 2016 top 10 are:
4. Jennifer Aniston - $21 million
5. Fan Bingbing - $17 million
6. Charlize Theron - $16.5 million
7. Amy Adams - $13.5 million
8. Julia Roberts - $12 million
9. Mila Kunis - $11 million
10. Deepika Padukone - $10 million
Padukone is the only newcomer on the list.
The totals cover from June 1, 2015 to June 1 of this year, before fees and taxes.
