Jennifer Lawrence named World’s Highest-Paid Actress by Forbes for year 2016

Celebrities: 26-year-old actress Jennifer Lawrence has been listed as World's Highest Paid Actress by Forbes after raking in a whopping $46 million before taxes over the last 12-month. She is followed by Melissa McCarthy, who made $33 million over the same period coming in second.
Jennifer Lawrence massive income owes largely to her cut of the box office gross for the last film in The Hunger Games series, which made her $653.4 million.

 

Completing the top five is Scarlett Johansson with $25 million and Jennifer Aniston ($21 million) who often receives massive upfront payments for her movies.

Finally at number five is Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, who took in $15 million.

To see the full list visit Forbes!