Jennifer Lawrence, the
25-year-old "Hunger Games" star, is the world's highest paid actress,according to a new ranking published by Forbes.
The actress took in an
estimated $52 million in earnings over the last year to June, thanks to her
role in the fantasy action triology as the heroic 'Katniss Everdeen.'
Scarlett Johansson
came in second, raking in a cool $35.5 million, followed by 'Bridesmaid' star
Melissa McCarthy with $23 million.
Only one non-American
made the ranking -- Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, who broke into the top 20 for
the first time, earning $21 million.
Sharp gender wage gap
While $52 million is no chump change, it
pales in comparison to what the highest paid men in Hollywood can command.
This year's best
paid actor, Robert Downey Jr., made a whopping $80 million.
Only four
actresses on the list earned more than $20 million, while 21 of their male
counterparts banked $20 million or more.
The entertainment industry is known to be extremely unforgiving to women.
Young Hollywood
actors and actresses make about the same in yearly earnings but that parity
quickly evaporates as they age.
According to one
study, actresses' pay peaks at age 34 and sharply drops off. Actors on the
other hand reach their earnings peak at 51, and just as importantly, their pay
does not drop after that nearly as severely as it does for actresses.
Top 10 highest-paid actresses in 2015:
1. Jennifer Lawrence: $52 million
2. Scarlett
Johansson: $35.5 million
3. Melissa
McCarthy: $23 million
4. Fan Bingbing:
$21 million
5. Jennifer
Aniston $16.5 million
6. Julia
Roberts: $16 million
7. Angelina
Jolie: $15 million
8. Reese
Witherspoon $15 million
9. Anne Hathaway
$12 million
10. Kristen
Stewart $12 million
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