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The highest paid Hollywood actors and actresses - in pictures


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The odds really were in Jennifer Lawrence’s favor last year as she raked in $52 million, topping a ranking of the highest-paid actresses by a wide margin, according to Forbes magazine’s annual estimates. Robert Downey Jr. blew away his male counterparts in Forbes’ rankings of the top-paid male stars, released earlier this month, raking in $80 million.

5. Jennifer Aniston / $16.5 million

4. Fan Bingbing / $21 million

3. Melissa McCarthy / $23 million

2. Scarlett Johansson / $35.5 million

1. Jennifer Lawrence / $52 million

5. Adam Sandler / $41 million

4. Bradley Cooper / $41.5 million

3. Vin Diesel / $47 million

2. Jackie Chan / $50 million

1. Robert Downey Jr / $80 million