The Media Center released the top 10 highest paid actors in 2013. Hollywood women obviously did not break the glass ceiling for unequal pay between men and women since Angelina Jolie, with $33 million, is the only woman in the ranking (9th position).
The top spot place is occupied by Robert Downey Jr whose role in Iron Man earned him no less than $75 million. Channing Tatum ($60 million) and Hugh Jackman ($55 million) round out the top three.
In the ranking of the highest paid actresses, young actress Jennifer Lawrence, who we have seen a lot of this year, earned $26 million, followed by Kristen Stewart, the Twilight star who collected $21.5 million. Jennifer Aniston made fourth place with an annual salary of $20 million.
The Media Center study notes a key phenomenon in actress rankings is that they are, for the most part, quite young. The oldest bankable female star is Sandra Bullock, 49, a good 12 years younger than Liam Neeson, the oldest in the male ranking (in tenth position with $31.5 million).
The top 10 best paid actors:
– Robert Downey Jr (48) – $75 million
– Channing Tatum (33) – $60 million
– Hugh Jackman (45) – 55 million
– Mark Wahlberg (42) – $51 million
– Dwayne Johnson (41) – 46 million
– Leonardo DiCaprio (39) – $38 million
– Adam Sandler (47)- $36.5 million
– Tom Cruise (51) – $35 million
– Denzel Washington (59) – $33 million
– Liam Neeson (61) – $31.5 million
The top 10 highest paid actresses:
– Angelina Jolie (38) – $33 million
– Jennifer Lawrence (23 years) $26 million
– Kristen Stewart (23 years) – $21.5 million
– Jennifer Aniston (45) – $20 million
– Emma Stone (25) – $16 million
– Charlize Theron (38) – $15 million
– Sandra Bullock (49) – $14 million
– Natalie Portman (32) – $14 million dollars
– Mila Kunis (30) – $11 million
– Julia Roberts (46) – $11 million
