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Reese, Angelina Lead List of Highest-Paid Actresses

Reese, Angelina Lead List of Highest-Paid Actresses

Reese Witherspoon ranked number one on The Hollywood Reporter’s annual list of the highest-paid actresses. The 31-year-old actress commands $15 million to $20 million a movie.

Angelina Jolie came in second, and Cameron Diaz came in third with a $15 million-per-movie requirement.

While Angelina and Reese are now asking for $15 million-$20 million per movie, they frequently agree to “no-quote deals” — deals in which the studios actually pay them far less than their usual fee (usually when they take on supporting roles).

Here’s The Hollywood Reporter’s top ten list:

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

Stars climbing up the pay scale include Katherine Heigl, Rachel McAdams and Jennifer Garner. Which other actresses do you think should be on this list?

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bampzs #1 @ 11/30/2007 at 2:34 pm

to Yup I’m still laughing not a bad idea(X as Ponochio). ROTFLMAO

I find it quite SAD and PATHETIC thats it has come to paying millions for one to act…..DOCTORS NURSES PUBLIC servants make a fraction of that kindof money, I like to see them perform OHS….. IT IS A SAD WORLD we live in to be paying these thespians so called millions for their acting skills…..I guess in the end it’s not their fault for making the big bucks its the stupid corpoations and US who pay a S H iii T load of money to be entertained…I have an IDEA …

Holy camolê fajitas! Typo, hehehe :lol:
I meant to say thanks so MUCH for whoever posted the http://freerice.com/index.php link. I’m truly enjoying it.
For the trolls who keeps comparing Angelina Jolie and Cate Blanchett, oh puh-leeese….these two do not even go after or given the same type of roles.
I think they are in a league of their own.
And please don’t even get me started on the Pitt-Blanchett chemistry.
As a frustrated couple in Babel, they were great. As for a romantic chemistry, IMO that’s still debatable. We’ll see when Benjamin Button gets released next year.
I hope it works though, that team-up, because I really like both as actors and have enjoyed most of their films. I personally will always admire Cate for portraying Elizabeth the first time around. Why oh why did they have to make a sequel? And about the Spanish armada era of all parts, when it is clear that the Elizabeth was too old to be portrayed by Cate at that era.
OT, I saw a comment a while ago about Marion Cotillard acting as Edith Piaf as trans formative, but I think this is more reason why I think Angelina deserves the accolades all the more. She, Angelina, at least IMO, really became Marianne Pearl in AMH. The mannerisms, and all the other isms that go with a person, she adapted it well, and after you get over the fact that she’s freaking Angelina Jolie at the very beginning of the film, you forget the fact that she’s actually wearing a wig and little to no make-up.
Whereas Marion Cotillard didn’t have that whole persona to get over because we have NO IDEA who the heck she is. Therefore it is easier to see her as Edith Piaf.
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hey guli! forgot to bring the rootbeer yesterday. was quite busy :-/
hope and everyone else at jjb had a great celebration. :)

To the one who wonders why they bash Jennifer:

Because they are super simple in the brain.

I mean, lets apply the loonies logic:

Angie is beautiful

Jennifer is not

It’s real simple, like them.

It would do them some good to realize that when you compare two people you should compare them on all levels. They simply look at the facial beauty and judge from there. Like I say it’s real simple, their logic for bashing Jen.

Once again, this is a Brad & Angie site and the loonies bring Jen into it. Happens every thread. Started with post #5 today. (yeah i counted, i find it funny that it NEVER takes long for you people who hate Jen to bring her into a posting…guess thats how love/hate relationships work ‘eh?)

These Angie fans can’t spend one day without bringing Jen into their lives. Whether they like to admit it or not OBVIOUSLY they need her just like they need Angie & Brad in it.

Don’t get me started on the double Academy Awards winner Hilary Swank. OOhh la la. She has joined the grand divas of cinema. Where is she on the list? I must say she’s looking better these day but still. A face only a dentist looking for patients can love.

Observer2 @ 11/30/2007 at 2:38 pm

cook @ 11/30/2007 at 2:33 pm
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I’m right there with you. That old saying of, to those that alot is given, much is expected.

Yup @ 11/30/2007 at 2:21 pm Jennifer Aniston looks like her dog Norman
I’m watiing for Hollywood to cast her in the lead role of Pinocchio
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LOL.

anonymous @ 11/30/2007 at 2:40 pm

to Observer2 and nisha -

Please refer to the following URL regarding the top 20 richest entertainment dated January 2007

http://justjared.buzznet.com/tags/jennifer-aniston/page/5/

1 — Oprah Winfrey = $1,500 million
2 — J.K. Rowling = $1,000 million
10 — Jennifer Aniston = $110 million
18 — Nicole Kidman = $60 million
19 — Christina Aguilera = $60 million
20 — Renee Zellweger = $45 million

Let’s analyse Aniston’s money.

1) She got 1M per episode for friends. It’s 12 episodes per year. Friends ran for 10 or 12 years. But this 1M per episode happened only in the last FEW seasons.. She did NOT get 1M per episode in the 1st few seasons. Therefore, this accumulation of 110M is not from TV friends alone.

2) Next, look at her movies. Think how much she made. She is NOT big name star like Julia Roberts. Therefore this accumulation of 110M is not from movies making alone.

3) Does she come from a rich family. Her parents were divorced. She was doing odds and ends job before becoming famous. Therefore, she did not get this 110M from family.

4) You may say Aniston accumulated her wealth from movies and TV friends combined . But if you look at Courtney Cox , who is very similar to Aniston. She also get the same pay as Aniston. Courtney also did movies. But Courtney’s name is not in this Forbes list.

5)It’s so simple math. It doesnt take a person with high IQ to figure out. Both Lisa Kudrow and Courtney Cox were in friends, got the SAME pay , 1M per episode in the last season. Why werent they on the list?

Scroll up and look at the list. Aniston is #10 with a networth of 110M. The last one on the list is #20 Renee Zellweger with 45M.

Think for a second, this means Courtney and Lisa Kudrow dont even have 45M otherwise they will be on the list.

45M and 110M is a big difference. Jen got twice or may be 3 or 4 times more than Lisa and Courtney. You go figure !!!

Another piece of info, both Courtney and Lisa do movies similar to Jen. What Courtney and Lisa lack is PLAN B.

5) Let’s look at Plan B from which Aniston was a partner.

Plan B is successful. But Aniston is a partner IN NAME only.

Plan B was also created to get movie roles for Aniston. Many actors/actress form a production company so that they can buy movie rights and star in the movie for themselves.

But the success of Plan B was NEVER due to Aniston. The SUCCESS of any business ventures is due to the management, the direction of the CEO etc.

If you remember Aniston in one of her interviews, she said she always called her girlfriends even for the TINIEST thing. Jen always needs the whole support system around her. She also held pity parties. Now think, is she CEO or producer material???? can she manage a company successfully??

Therefore it is reasonable to conclude that Jen was lucky and being MARRIED to a man who has the foresight of creating and managing successfully of a company., that Jen got the bulk of her wealth through the divorce settlement from Plan B?? That Brad was kind enough to include her. That Brad had to pay her off .

Another note, Brad/Jen’s house did NOT sell for 30 M. They asked for 28M and later LOWERED the price to 23M

bampzs #1 @ 11/30/2007 at 2:40 pm

to yup… you should be a stand up comedian, stop stop i’m die laughing.

Yup @ 11/30/2007 at 2:21 pm

Jennifer Aniston looks like her dog Norman
I’m watiing for Hollywood to cast her in the lead role of Pinocchio.
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THAT’S HOTTTTTTT

Sorry Frreda but angie fans don’t give a poo about your idols brad or jennifer. It’s the brad fans who can’t stop talking about her.

Felinelilly @ 11/30/2007 at 2:34 pm

Who should play Geppeto? None other than Vince Vaughn. Classic. Jiminy Cricket? none other than that cricket himself Jimmy Fallon.

well that explains it - although I sort of recall seeing Courtney’s name at $48M somewhere but again I could be wrong.

I’d be curious to see the new list & see if it has changed much.

freeda @ 11/30/2007 at 2:37 pm

SO What will you say to people in FF? :roll: no way you are one of them,go and play their game,you like that one,no???(what is going on in JP`s house now)hahahaha.

freeda aka Naomi Aka sam Aka reply,try not become so angry when people are talking and showing real X in this blog.hahahaha

freeda are you canadian?

next @ 11/30/2007 at 2:41 pm

as Angie fan I can tell we actually doesn`t care about people like you who pretends so hard being Angie`s fan while they`r clearly not.hahahaha

next non fans please!!!

wow what a typo I become,we don`t care not doesn`t.oops

piper, with a low @ 11/30/2007 at 2:50 pm

Katherine Heigl… gag!!!

She’s only an up and comer by sheer virtue of opening and keeping her mouth open about Washington and Knight and keeping it shut when she cast opposite Seth Rogen.

Another TV b^tch climbing up the ladder due to fluke casting.

anonymous @ 11/30/2007 at 2:40 pm - The FORBES LIST IS BOGUS!!!! CC is worth more than X.

Uhh…African girl, Reese has mad range, did u ever see Freeway or Fear or Election, even her 1st movie “man in the moon” she killed it in that movie!! Also where is Sanaa Lathan, Queen Latifah, Gabrielle Union, Regina King, Angela Bassett or Nia Long??!!

Good for Angelina!!

The more she makes, the more she gives, so it’s all good.

correction @ 11/30/2007 at 2:57 pm

The Friends cast made 750K for seasons 7-8. They shot 24 episodes/year. That is 36M for those 2 years. They made 1M/episode for years 9-10.

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They had 22 episodew for US$ 750k each for year 9 and 18 episodes for US$ 1m each for year 10. They were paid around US$ 200k each before that!

238- Yup:
Isn’t Jiminy Cricket Pinocchio’s conscience? Who could possibly play her conscience? I guess C.Cox, she’s always the one who has to make X feel better so she’s even able to function, right? Maaan, if I were X and my publicist made me look this pathetic in the media, I’d fire him!

oh yeah, movie stars and entertainers do get paid too much, another reason why i admire brad pitt and angelina jolie. they atleast give a substantial amount of that salary to large causes. they also spread the word on those causes and lead by example, not dictation.
i guess, another reason why i get annoyed at clooney. earlier in the year, i saw him being interviewed by cnn international, and he was very frustrated and talking in a very cynical way about the UN council. i understand being jaded and being a cynic in regards to the UN - they pretty much need bigger balls, if they have any at all, i say that even though i support their charities because that is the truth. they are bad at actually implementing foreign policies…
but anyway, cheadle was there too, but at least don was precise and he sounded like he actually knew what he was talking about. now there’s an eloquent man.
clooney on the other hand just sounded like a blubbering idiot. i used to like the guy until he started sounding so sanctimonious when he himself lives a life of debauchery, but other than that hypocrisy I still like some of his work. i will always adore him for doing the movie “one fine day” . he should do another movie with michelle pfeiffer, they have good chemistry.
anyway, i veered so off topic there…
brad and angelina, especially angelina, on the other hand, IMO do not sound sanctimonious. another reason why i appreciated that economist article which angelina wrote about the hopeful future of darfur.
so more power to this couple. i hope they keep it up. i am glad they don’t let the occasional stupity of some people to spoil their fervor to help people in need.
good luck and god bless to them and to all.

T & L -

Please read post # 234. I’ve done the analysis and also give you the URL to check.

Observer2 FED you LIES.

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