And The Highest Paid Actress Is….
The Hollywood Reporter has released their annual list of the highest paid actress in Hollywood - topped by Reese Witherspoon this year.
All of the names included are dinosaurs that have been in the biz for ages, but there are a budding divas quickly climbing up the pay scale, including Katherine Heigl, Rachel McAdams and Jennifer Garner.
And this year's Top 10 Higest earners are:
1. Reese Witherspoon — $15 million-$20 million
2. Angelina Jolie — $15 million-$20 million
3. Cameron Diaz — $15+ million
4. Nicole Kidman — $10 million-$15 million
5. Renee Zellweger — $10 million-$15 million
6. Sandra Bullock — $10 million-$15 million
7. Julia Roberts — $10 million-$15 million
8. Drew Barrymore — $10 million-$12 million
9. Jodie Foster — $10 million-$12 million
10. Halle Berry — $10 million
[Image via WENN.]
These actors actresses, sport celebrities, singers etc. make THAT KIND OF MONEY BECAUSE WE THE PUBLIC BUY THE THINGS THEY MAKE, ADVERTISE, ETC. so we cant really moan about how much they make. Scenario, if we didnt go to the movies, didnt buy cd's and albums, didnt go to soccer, baseball, football, where would these people be. And another point, when celebs endorse merchandise, we rush out and buy them making them even more money, if we refused to buy merchandise specifically being endorsed by celebs, THEY WOULD NOT BE EARNING MORE MONEY IN THAT WAY SO BOYCOTT THESE GREEDY SODS BY NOT BUYING CELEBRITY ENDORSED PRODUCTS, OR CELEBRITY PERFUMES, CLOTHES, ETC.ETC. WITHOUT US THE POOR PUBLIC, THEY WOULD HAVE NOTHING.
They will be revising this list soon, since the top 6 all had at least two bomb movies in the last two years. Nobody is going to pay 15 million for n actress that can't fill seats.
You'd think with all that money she would fix her ugly ass chin. She is REALLY ugly.
They are ALL overpaid.
Re: kc –
OK (responding to #37 kc), let me get this straight. You think Angelina Jolie does not deserve to be a highly paid ACTOR (she has an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress) because you think she is "ass ugly?" You think she is without talent and is offered roles by film execs who are stunned by her looks? And do you only go to movies to see beautiful people? Perhaps you should pay attention to the content and message of movies.
None of these bitches deserves an 8-figure salary. They don't bring in the big box-office bucks that the men do, and they never will.
I agree with Paul JOdie Foster should be number one. And I can't believe Rennee Zellwegger and Nicole Kidman and Cameron Diaz and Angelina JOlie are higher than her? WTF? She's the only actres who can disappear for years and then come back and open a film starring her (not soe Beowolf crap) and open it number one even if it had terrible reviews like the Brave One . The rest of those actresses like Nicole Kidman and Rese Witherspoon have had film with terrible revies that flopped big time and iddn't come closde to open number one. But Foster did so she deserves number one.
Re: honeydoo – Halle Berry has less acting talent than my maid when she's asking for a raise. "Oh, mijo, my cousin, she sick!" I mean, give me a break, Consuelo, you want 35 cents more an hour, you got it, sweetheart! I know I know Consuelo's a Mexican…but I mean really, is there anybody out there who doesn't think Halle "Heinz 57" Berry doesn't have a little of the hoochie DNA in her, too!?!? I mean, remember the hit-and-run episode she had? There's the PROOF right there!
What has Diaz and Berry done that is worth anything lately?????
Re: Bitter – I agree with you!!
she should be able to afford some sandpaper from Home Depot to sand that chin down.
Sandra Bullock- wtf?? She's not even that good looking and she has so many flops hat I hesitate to get any of her movies. Same with Nicole Kidman…she has lots more flops than hits and most of her movies aren't just ba…they're pain stinkers. In my opinion these actresses are overrated.
I don't even think my family has over 10 million dollars. Fuck that, it's not fair.
Plus, Angelina can go suck a dick.
Fuck! That's just sick how they can make so much money while people that really work are fighting to make ends meet. This system is totally screwed up. And Julia Roberts kills me with her talk about wanting to grow her own food and cook it… yeah, bitch - with a bazillion dollars you say that. Try it without the dough and let's see how long that fantasy lasts. Sheesh!
That co*ck sucker Katherine Heigl, should be walking the streets. Lying piece of white trailer trash. And she can't act. She must be doing every producer in town.
Re: Anon – "No one pays $10 for a box of popcorn to watch a nurse empty a bed pan. " They do if it's in a film.
HA, YES! she beat angelina jolie…thats my girl!
GOOD! i love her. she deserves it more than anyone
Meryl Streep should top that list, income should be based on talent
Only one in the list is a talented actress, and is worth the money. Ms Jodie Foster.
Ms. Jodie Foster is worth more than the ones on the list. She is certainly the most talented, without a doubt.
Re: MANDONNA – For the sake of film lovers, I hope you were kidding when you posted your comment. You are entitled to your opinion, but have you ever heard of blasphemy?
DAMMM THESE BITCHES MAKE ALOT OF DOUGH LOL… I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY GET OVERPAID FOR SOME OF THEIR SHITTY AS MOVIES.. ITS RIDICULOUSLY TOO MUCH.. THEY ARE ALL GOOD ACTORS, BUT STILL SOME OF THIS BITCHES WEAR CLOTHES THAT ARE OVERPRICED AND HIDEOUS LOOKING.. BITCH ASS DESIGNERS….
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WHY LEONA !!!! I knew GOD wouldn't have you, but now it's apparent that the DEVIL isn't interested in you either, but I for one am THRILLED to have you here. And you're SO right dear, everybody knows SOMEBODY…Tom Cruise knows John Travolta…Ryan Seacrest knows Wentworth Miller…Trent knows Larry Craig..etc…etc…the list goes on and on. BUT I do agree that those actresses need to get what they can get, while they can get it. Men. pigs that they are, want it all. Producers are the worst. If I'd have known better, I wouldn't be stuck with my closet case husband now. Well…LEONA…keep up the catty comments…most of these suckers bore the snot out of me, and I need your presense here to make my own worth while.
HEY LEONA…Thanks for the ackowledgement !
I AGREE WITH #11 AND # 116… THE ONES THAT SHOULD BE GETTING OVERPAID ARE THE ONES IN THE MEDICAL FIELD, FIREFIGHTERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT TO KEEP THE STALKERS AWAY FROM CELEBRITYS LOL.. FIELD WORKERS, FACTORYS WORKERS WERE CELEBS PAY THEIR WORKERS LIKE 4 DOLLAR LABOR WORK.. CONSTRUCTION, TEACHERS IS MY NUMBER ONE… THERES SO MANY MANY MORE JOBS, I KNOW ALOT OF THESE ACTORS GIVE MONEY TO CHARITYS, BUT STILL THEY ARE EXTREMELY OVERPAID.
DREW BERRYWHORE SUCKS AT ACTING.. SHE SO SUCKED AT CHARLIES ANGELS BADLY. YEAH SHE MUST BE SUCKING DICK IN HOLLYWOOD TO GET ROLES..
Blond and pretty ….and that's it …. she make millions maybe cuz she is good , or maybe not , who knows …. but really …not worth it …. theres so many actors out there that could do the same job and would cost much less to the big wales !!! but who cares anyway
Renee Z is a horrible actress who doesn't deserve the money she gets
That Skank is not my friend any more
isn't it weird that they are all over thirty? It's like they are part of some secret conspiracy to keep young actresses from becoming so huge that they knock down the big girls. Good question though, what about scarlet johan?
Laura Dern should have been nominated for an Oscar for Inland Empire.
You may not like the movie, but, she was soooo amazing in that movie.
Reese is really a lightweight and she really must have a good agent.
I think Nicole is probably the most talented of the bunch, but her movies have not been huge hits lately
I thought most of Nicole Kidmans movies always flopped? … Shouldn't reese and angie be tied? … but I could def. see Rachel Mcadams getting up there … but to comment #11, yeah it doesn't seem fair that they get paid just for entertaining but news flash ….. ???? ….. life's not fair, get over it and stop being bitter
Why does her chin look so long.?Even though she's pretty.
Why is her chin so long?
MONEY HUNGRY BITCHES HEH? WELL THEY MIGHT BE RICH, BUT EVERYTHING THEY BUY IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.. THATS NO EXCUSE THOUGH… BITCHES HAVE BILLIONS IN THEIR ACCOUNTS… WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY LOST IT ALL, THEY WOULD ALL WORK IN GROCERY STORES AND WHAT NOT
MUCHO LOVE ….
she doesn't deserve to be the highest paid actress until her chin is fixed. it's such a distraction.
Re: anon – and you're just blinded by your obvious obsession with "Can do nothing wrong Jolie". Have to say I've never been a fan of hers, didn't watch the tomb raider bullshit movies nor would I care to pay to watch her in AMH. Never saw gone in 60 seconds, and wasn't denzel in bone collector ( I knew there was a reason I watched that), watched Girl Interrupted to see what the hype was about only to be disappointed watching Jolie act like herself. Face it, she's not a strong actress, people are tired of seeing her face everywhere and she certainly doesn't deserve 1 dime from the americans that watch her shitty flicks considering she's not too fond of this country to begin with. Overpaid bitch tends to forget where her bread is buttered!
1_REEESE HAS SO NORMLA FACE OK SHE GOT AN OSCAR BUT WHO WATCHED THE MOVIE 2_ALL THE FILMS R GETTING FLOP ARENT THE PRODUCERS BEING BANKRUPT OR SOMEHTIN NO ONE GOES TO SEE MOVIES ANY MOREEEE…..3- WHERES IS HILLARY SAWNK WIHT 2 OSCARSSSSSSSSSSS???? MOST OF THSESE ACTRESS FILM R SUPER FLOP ESLECIILAY IN RECENT YRS ANDF WIHT ALLL THAT MAK EOVER ILL BE LOOKING GOOD TOOOOO..
This is just a reflection of what's wrong with the film industry & thanks to Hollywood, this diseases has spread around the world. Who could seriously call any othese actresses on this list talented? Their films are shitehouse in comparison with European cinema & their acting is even worse & simply BORING. Simply put, they are on this list because little kids (& big ones with bad taste) are paying cinema tickets to see them & making them popular. Angelina Jolie? Nicole Kidman? Drew Barrymore??? Come on! I wouldn't be seen dead entering a cinema to see anything they & the others churn out
OK, I am one but a few…I HATE A. Jolie. I think she is a phonie.
Even though the amount is still huge, and pay is all relative, sexism is just as alive and well in Hollywood as everywhere else in the United States. These women are all making much less than their A-list actor peers. Come on Hollywood, turn things around: equal pay for equal work.
that list is wrong in so many wayssssss
I couldnt agree with you more, YOU R very RIGHT. People who help and take care of people should be gettin this type of dough. Not people who r preteneding to be other people on screen. People who save lifes should be on top of this list.But dont worry I understand were you comin from, so I will say THANK YOU.
Nicole's only true hit was "The Others", now she's just known as "ex Mrs. Cruise". She did "Bewitched movie
since fans wanted her. But she should have read the script first.
OTOH, Renee Z did bring in people to see "Chicago", and she was in 'Bee Movie', not a flop at all.
Cameron D. is making $$$ from Shrek movies nowadays, she said she would be happy to just be Fiona's voice from now on.
But, I agree Reese is overpaid, latest movie bombed badly. Lots of hype after she won Oscar that she would get 30mil + per pic. But her "Legally Blonde" young perky chick days are over, what can she do now?
I love Reese! She's so beautiful!
Perez, don't you make just as much, or almost annually?
Perez, don't you make just as much annually?
And every single one of them is overpayed. I never go see a movie just because it has someone starring on it. Especially any of the women mentioned. Haven't all of their movies sucked anyways? Who's willing to pay them? Seriously.
Again the black actress is last. What total bullshit! Halle is an Oscar winner. Not fucking pizza face Cameron Diaz! Come on now!
Aww, ya mean gwyneth p didn't make the list of top ten, I thought she was hollywood's best,!
Aww, ya mean gwyneth p didn't make the list of top ten, I thought she was hollywood's best,!
About Reese:
1. she has two flops in a row: Penelope and Rendition
2. that bitch lied about getting $29 million for a new movie.
Hollywood Reporter: "Sources strenuously denied reports that Witherspoon is being paid as much as $29 million for her next movie, Universal's "Our Family Trouble."
Reese is just another PR w###e!
Reese is ugly as hell!
But, I agree Reese is overpaid, latest movie bombed badly. Lots of hype after she won Oscar that she would get 30mil + per pic. But her “Legally Blonde” young perky chick days are over, what can she do now?
Put a paper bag on her head and hope that some producer will be desperate enough to f##k her!
LOL!!!!
I would be more devastated if my weekly rubbish collector man would retire than if any of these overpaid trollops would drop dead today. I would rather have him be paid him 10 million than someone who does a voice for a cartoon.
Reese is such a bitch. How has she managed to make so many people think she is sweet and innocent and NOT HOLLYWOOD.
She is so "Hollywood" she shits insincerety. Blah. I can't wait till her tits point down and she goes away.
Geese Witherspoon is not worth 1 million dollars in my opinion. I think that she is the most over rated star since Molly Ringwald, and she looks not better. Ryan is a much better person.
And the lack of representation continues….
Yeahhh, next year I hope to see Rachel McAdams on that list ! ^^
cameron diaz sucked in The Holiday.. no way shes worth 15 mill
Julia Roberts is the only one on that list who has actually recieved 25 million for one movie. When she stars in a big budget movie, she gets between 20 and 25 million a movie. She is low on the list because she hasn't stared in a move as the headliner in 4 years. Just supporting. She get's 10 to 15 for just supporting roles. She will be back on top. Julia is the only female star who can open a movie on name alone. She is the most successful actress ever. When u don't add in stupid Shrek movies to, inflate up your box office. Reese bugs the hell out of me with that pointy chin of hers. She is so stuck up. By the way I don't think Jennifer Garner 35, Racheal McAdams 31, Katherine 28 are spring chickens. What movie have they opened on just their name alone. None.
whoever thinks acting is easy and a job where you do "nothing", puulleaasse. Just try auditioning and acting, it is deff not easy.
Yes people who are saving lives and teachers etc should be paid more but that doesnt give you the right to hate on actors, do they decide how much every person gets paid? no. Thats just how the system works.
Maybe they arent saving lifes every single day but it is still a HARD job
Re: bebe – are you an actor? then how would you know how hard it is? please is right. Spare me how hard they work… ever see the laughs and bullshit that go on behind the scenes? Looks like fun to me. Plus most of these actors are only on location for a few months if that. Sorry but I think it's ludicrous to get paid $10 to $20 mil for acting in a movie that only took 2 or 3 months out of your life to even make!!! It's not brain surgery - it's acting. Yes, they entertain us but half the time it's not even a quality film. Go watch a classic like "gone with the wind" and think about the quality of the actors/actresses back then and what we have now. It doesn't compare. But I guess this is what we're stuck with. And with all the money that the actors and the studios make you would think that the prices of movie tickets would level off instead of ripping people off with $10 to $12 a ticket! When does the greed come to an end? It's so pathetic and sad.
VERY "CLASSY" FAMILY!!! LOL
Reese’s brother was arrested for sexual battery
On October 5, 2002, Reese Witherspoon’s older brother, John, was arrested after he entered a Nashville neighbor’s home and tried to undress and kiss a woman while she slept. John, 34, pled guilty to lesser charges, and according to his attorney, he “took her word for it,” because he was drunk and blacked out on the night in question. Reese, 31, helped her brother after he finished his two years on probation by making him her personal assistant on the ironically titled film Our Family Trouble.
#31 - MANDONNA says – reply to this
I’m shocked! Surely one would think Mandonna after all her years of toil in Hollywood would have made the list. She is such a great actress! Haven’t you seen some of her fine work in Swept Away, Body of Evidence, Shanghai Surprise and the list goes on and on and on and on. She definately has left her paw print on Hollywood. She has nice arms too!
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you're really obsessed! You put madonna everywhere!
Madonna is a singer and she has the most succesfull tour by a female artist, she's the best selling female artist (according to the Guinness Book) and she's the highest paid siger in the world
i have to say this…. how is Halle Berry the least paid, yet the one who has done the raunchiest sex scene of all. Is it becasue she is black or because she's the worst actress?
Some straight bullshit.
I adore her.
Re: The NYC Bitch –
I like Angie, but it's probably because she's more relatable… instead of being a robotic perfect woman android. Reese is "real"… and has much more depth in my opinion. But to each her own!
Halle Berry SUCKS. She is seriously one of the worst actresses ever… such an overactor! Catwoman, anyone?
Aww yay i love love love her! Ever since Man In The Moon!
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