Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie tops actress salary list

The Hollywood Reporter's report that Angelina Jolie (oscar winner) become the highest earning actress on Friday with gun-wielding action and in serious roles. Angelina Jolie, 33, earned $15 million for the action movie "Wanted" this year and she could make $20 million to star in a possible sequel.


Jolie played dramatic roles in 2007's "A Mighty Heart" and in this year's "Changeling." The mother of six and partner of actor Brad Pitt last month talked about eventually fading away from acting to spend more time with her family. Oscar winner Julia Roberts, 41, claimed the No. 2 spot after a long absence from the screen, making more than $15 million for "Duplicity," which comes out next year.

Actors are also earning less, with the exception of Will Smith, star of blockbusters "Hancock" and "I Am Legend," who is riding high with up to $25 million per movie. Reese Witherspoon, 32, who topped the female list last year after winning an Oscar for her role in the 2005 movie "Walk the Line," dropped to No. 3. She earned $14 million for appearing in the comedy hit "Four Christmases" that opened last week. Cameron Diaz, Katherine Heigl, Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Aniston rounded out the list, with 39 year old "Friends" star Aniston earning more than $8 million for the comedy "Marley & Me" opening on Christmas Day. Big stars such as Halle Berry and Nicole Kidman both are no longer able to earn $10 million a movie.