Scarlett Johansson cruises past Angelina Jolie to become Hollywood's highest-paid actress with $40.5 mn
Last year's highest-paid actress, Emma Stone, isn't part of top 10.
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LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson has become the best-paid actress in the world, according to Forbes magazine.
Johansson, 33, made USD 40.5 million in pre-tax earnings from June 1, 2017, to June 1, 2018, quadrupling her income from the previous year.
She played Black Widow in this year's hit Marvel movie "Avengers: Infinity War" and will return to the role in the 2019 installment from Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios.
Johansson beat out Angelina Jolie, who ranked second with USD 28 million thanks mainly to her upfront pay for "Maleficent 2".
Jennifer Aniston came in third with USD 19.5 million, making the bulk of her profits from Emirates airlines, Smartwater, and Aveeno promotions, Forbes reports.
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Jennifer Lawrence, 28, was fourth on the list with continued earnings from her role in the "X-Men" series and an endorsement contract with fashion brand Christian Dior. Her USD 18 million income was USD 6 million less than the prior year.
Reese Witherspoon, 42, is at number five with USD 16.5 million.
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The rest of the top 10 were Mila Kunis, Cate Blanchett, Melissa McCarthy and Gal Gadot.
The combined earnings of the top 10 women this year is USD 186 million.
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Last year's highest-paid actress, Emma Stone, was not part of the top 10.
Women On Top! Meet The World's Highest-Paid Actresses Of 2017
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After her first Oscar and 'La La Land's' immense success, 28-yr-old actress Emma Stone has dethroned Jennifer Lawrence to become Forbes' highest-paid actress of 2017.
Together, the world's 10 highest-paid actresses tallied a combined $172.5 million between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017, before fees and taxes.
Their success remains remarkable considering that female characters fill only 28.7% of all speaking roles in film according to a 2016 study.
Last year, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson topped Forbes' list of highest-paid actors at $64.5 million, more than double the amount made by Stone this year.
The list examined actresses the world over, but no stars from Asia made the cut, including Priyanka Chopra or Deepika Padukone, who featured at No 10, on last year's list.
Here are the top 10 earners of 2017:
After her first Oscar and 'La La Land's' immense success, 28-yr-old actress Emma Stone has dethroned Jennifer Lawrence to become Forbes' highest-paid actress of 2017.
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Actress Mila Kunis is fifth on the list with her total earnings at $18 million with 'Bad Moms' doing fairly well at the global box-office.
Actress Mila Kunis is fifth on the list with her total earnings at $18 million with 'Bad Moms' doing fairly well at the global box-office.
Five-time Oscar nominee actress Amy Adams finished at number 10, this year, with her earnings at $11.5 mn.
Five-time Oscar nominee actress Amy Adams finished at number 10, this year, with her earnings at $11.5 mn.
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