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These are the world's highest-paid actresses in 2017

  • <p><strong>No. 10: Amy Adams</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $11.5 million</strong><br><em>Forbes</em> reports that the five-time Academy Award nominee balances awards-show favourites such as <em>Arrival</em> (which garnered eight Oscar nominations in 2017) with more commercial hits such as <em>Justice League</em> out in November.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
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    The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2017

    No. 10: Amy Adams
    Past year’s earnings: $11.5 million
    Forbes reports that the five-time Academy Award nominee balances awards-show favourites such as Arrival (which garnered eight Oscar nominations in 2017) with more commercial hits such as Justice League out in November.
    (Canadian Press)

  • <p><strong>No. 8 (tie): Julia Roberts</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $12 million</strong><br>A long way from Hollywood Boulevard, the <em>Pretty Woman</em> did well with a paycheque from upcoming film <em>Wonder</em>, as well as earnings from past roles and a Lancome deal, reports <em>Forbes</em>.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
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    The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2017

    No. 8 (tie): Julia Roberts
    Past year’s earnings: $12 million
    A long way from Hollywood Boulevard, the Pretty Woman did well with a paycheque from upcoming film Wonder, as well as earnings from past roles and a Lancome deal, reports Forbes.
    (Canadian Press)

  • <p><strong>No. 8 (tie): Cate Blanchett</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $12 million</strong><br><em>Forbes</em> reports that when picking roles, the Aussie star appears to films like <em>Carol</em> that resonate with the Oscars crowd with popular culture flicks such as the upcoming <em>Thor: Ragnarok</em>.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
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    The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2017

    No. 8 (tie): Cate Blanchett
    Past year’s earnings: $12 million
    Forbes reports that when picking roles, the Aussie star appears to films like Carol that resonate with the Oscars crowd with popular culture flicks such as the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok.
    (Canadian Press)

  • <p><strong>No. 6 (tie): Charlize Theron</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $14 million</strong><br>South African-American actress and director Theron developed spy thriller <em>Atomic Blonde</em> for five years before its July 2017 release, <em>Forbes</em> reports. Despite lower-than-expected box office performance, the star took home a healthy up-front salary from the movie and paycheques from a Dior endorsement.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
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    The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2017

    No. 6 (tie): Charlize Theron
    Past year’s earnings: $14 million
    South African-American actress and director Theron developed spy thriller Atomic Blonde for five years before its July 2017 release, Forbes reports. Despite lower-than-expected box office performance, the star took home a healthy up-front salary from the movie and paycheques from a Dior endorsement.
    (Canadian Press)

  • <p><strong>No. 6 (tie): Emma Watson</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $14 million</strong><br>New to the highest-paid list, the 27-year-old star profited from high-profile roles in <em>The Circle</em> and <em>Beauty and the Beast, Forbes</em> reports.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
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    The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2017

    No. 6 (tie): Emma Watson
    Past year’s earnings: $14 million
    New to the highest-paid list, the 27-year-old star profited from high-profile roles in The Circle and Beauty and the Beast, Forbes reports.
    (Canadian Press)

  • <p><strong>No. 5: Mila Kunis</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $15.5 million</strong><br>The <em>Bad Moms</em> star is working on a sequal to the 2016 hit and also retains a longtime role as the voice of Meg on <em>Family Guy</em>, according to Forbes.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
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    The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2017

    No. 5: Mila Kunis
    Past year’s earnings: $15.5 million
    The Bad Moms star is working on a sequal to the 2016 hit and also retains a longtime role as the voice of Meg on Family Guy, according to Forbes.
    (Canadian Press)

  • <p><strong>No. 4: Melissa McCarthy</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $18 million</strong><br>Forbes reports the star had a lucrative year thanks to <em>Ghostbusters</em>, and also stars in the upcoming comedy <em>Life of the Party.</em><br>(Canadian Press) </p>
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    The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2017

    No. 4: Melissa McCarthy
    Past year’s earnings: $18 million
    Forbes reports the star had a lucrative year thanks to Ghostbusters, and also stars in the upcoming comedy Life of the Party.
    (Canadian Press)

  • <p><strong>No. 3: Jennifer Lawrence</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $24 million</strong><br>J-Law lands high on the list with an endorsement from Dior as well as upfront fees from upcoming films <em>Mother!</em> and <em>Red Sparrow, Forbes </em>reports, but has fallen from the top spot, which she held in 2016. <br>(Canadian Press) </p>
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    The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2017

    No. 3: Jennifer Lawrence
    Past year’s earnings: $24 million
    J-Law lands high on the list with an endorsement from Dior as well as upfront fees from upcoming films Mother! and Red Sparrow, Forbes reports, but has fallen from the top spot, which she held in 2016.
    (Canadian Press)

  • <p><strong>No. 2: Jennifer Aniston</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $25.5 million</strong><br>Everyone’s favourite <em>Friends</em> star still cashes in hefty cheques from Emirates airlines, Smartwater and Aveeno endorsements, as well as from regular movie roles such as the one in January’s <em>The Yellow Birds</em>. She also sold her stake in hair-care line Living Proof to Unilever in December 2016, according to <em>Forbes</em>.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
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    The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2017

    No. 2: Jennifer Aniston
    Past year’s earnings: $25.5 million
    Everyone’s favourite Friends star still cashes in hefty cheques from Emirates airlines, Smartwater and Aveeno endorsements, as well as from regular movie roles such as the one in January’s The Yellow Birds. She also sold her stake in hair-care line Living Proof to Unilever in December 2016, according to Forbes.
    (Canadian Press)

  • <p><strong>No. 1: Emma Stone</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $26 million</strong><br>The 28-year-old’s 2016 film La La Land was nominated for 14 Academy Awards, of which it won six, and <em>Forbes</em> reports it went on to gross $445.3 million worldwide on a $30 million production budget. <em>Forbes</em> also states that Stone is year-over-year the biggest dollar and per cent gainer of anyone on the list. <br>(Canadian Press) </p>
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    The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2017

    No. 1: Emma Stone
    Past year’s earnings: $26 million
    The 28-year-old’s 2016 film La La Land was nominated for 14 Academy Awards, of which it won six, and Forbes reports it went on to gross $445.3 million worldwide on a $30 million production budget. Forbes also states that Stone is year-over-year the biggest dollar and per cent gainer of anyone on the list.
    (Canadian Press)

<p><strong>No. 10: Amy Adams</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $11.5 million</strong><br><em>Forbes</em> reports that the five-time Academy Award nominee balances awards-show favourites such as <em>Arrival</em> (which garnered eight Oscar nominations in 2017) with more commercial hits such as <em>Justice League</em> out in November.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
<p><strong>No. 8 (tie): Julia Roberts</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $12 million</strong><br>A long way from Hollywood Boulevard, the <em>Pretty Woman</em> did well with a paycheque from upcoming film <em>Wonder</em>, as well as earnings from past roles and a Lancome deal, reports <em>Forbes</em>.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
<p><strong>No. 8 (tie): Cate Blanchett</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $12 million</strong><br><em>Forbes</em> reports that when picking roles, the Aussie star appears to films like <em>Carol</em> that resonate with the Oscars crowd with popular culture flicks such as the upcoming <em>Thor: Ragnarok</em>.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
<p><strong>No. 6 (tie): Charlize Theron</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $14 million</strong><br>South African-American actress and director Theron developed spy thriller <em>Atomic Blonde</em> for five years before its July 2017 release, <em>Forbes</em> reports. Despite lower-than-expected box office performance, the star took home a healthy up-front salary from the movie and paycheques from a Dior endorsement.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
<p><strong>No. 6 (tie): Emma Watson</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $14 million</strong><br>New to the highest-paid list, the 27-year-old star profited from high-profile roles in <em>The Circle</em> and <em>Beauty and the Beast, Forbes</em> reports.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
<p><strong>No. 5: Mila Kunis</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $15.5 million</strong><br>The <em>Bad Moms</em> star is working on a sequal to the 2016 hit and also retains a longtime role as the voice of Meg on <em>Family Guy</em>, according to Forbes.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
<p><strong>No. 4: Melissa McCarthy</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $18 million</strong><br>Forbes reports the star had a lucrative year thanks to <em>Ghostbusters</em>, and also stars in the upcoming comedy <em>Life of the Party.</em><br>(Canadian Press) </p>
<p><strong>No. 3: Jennifer Lawrence</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $24 million</strong><br>J-Law lands high on the list with an endorsement from Dior as well as upfront fees from upcoming films <em>Mother!</em> and <em>Red Sparrow, Forbes </em>reports, but has fallen from the top spot, which she held in 2016. <br>(Canadian Press) </p>
<p><strong>No. 2: Jennifer Aniston</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $25.5 million</strong><br>Everyone’s favourite <em>Friends</em> star still cashes in hefty cheques from Emirates airlines, Smartwater and Aveeno endorsements, as well as from regular movie roles such as the one in January’s <em>The Yellow Birds</em>. She also sold her stake in hair-care line Living Proof to Unilever in December 2016, according to <em>Forbes</em>.<br>(Canadian Press) </p>
<p><strong>No. 1: Emma Stone</strong><br><strong>Past year’s earnings: $26 million</strong><br>The 28-year-old’s 2016 film La La Land was nominated for 14 Academy Awards, of which it won six, and <em>Forbes</em> reports it went on to gross $445.3 million worldwide on a $30 million production budget. <em>Forbes</em> also states that Stone is year-over-year the biggest dollar and per cent gainer of anyone on the list. <br>(Canadian Press) </p>
Iman Sheikh

La La Land, indeed.

According to Forbes, the world’s 10 highest-paid actresses earned a pre-tax combined total of $172.5 million between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017.

Here’s who made the business magazine’s World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2017 list, based on data from Nielsen, ComScore, Box Office Mojo, IMDB and interviews with industry insiders. Many established industry heavyweights appear alongside fresh Hollywood blood, with Harry Potter veteran Emma Watson making the list for the first time this year. Click through to see the cash queens of Tinseltown. All figures in USD.