Naomi Watts: Big Earner Thu, 8-Oct-2009
Naomi Watts has made it big - as the world’s most profitable actress.
The star topped Forbes.com’s newest Best Actresses for the Buck list, helping the box office hit an estimated $44 for every $1 she was paid for her last three major films.
Also on the list is Angelina Jolie, named the highest-earning actress by Forbes earlier this year, Jennifer Connelly, who has won Best Supporting Actress Oscar, BAFTA and a Golden Globe in A Beautiful Mind, took second - making an average of $41 per dollar she was paid.
Rachel McAdams made the list as third by turning low-budget films like Red Eye and The Notebook into huge movie hits, making movie bosses an average of $30 for every dollar.
Natalie Portman earned $28 per dollar while Meryle Streep at $27, and Jennifer Aniston at $26.
Most actresses making the list were joined by their famous co-stars.
Jennifer Connelly’s appearance in He’s Just Not That Into starred besides Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Bradley Cooper and Scarlett Johansson — raked in $177 million at the box office, while Naomi was joined by British actor Clive Owen in 2008’s The International.
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