How Much Do Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actors and Actresses Make? A Battle of the Sexes!
Sad news, ladies: Famous females are losing this battle — on both the big and small screens.
Need proof? Just check out the disparities in the paychecks below.
Sheesh, boys’ club much? Hollywood needs to get with the program and move into the 21st century. Like, yesterday.
Top 10 highest-earning actors*
1. Tom Cruise: $75 million
2. Leonardo DiCaprio: $37 million
2. Adam Sandler: $37 million
4. Dwayne Johnson: $36 million
5. Ben Stiller: $33 million
6. Sacha Baron Cohen: $30 million
6. Johnny Depp: $30 million
6. Will Smith: $30 million
9. Mark Wahlberg: $27 million
10. Robert Pattinson/Taylor Lautner: $26.5 million
Total: $388 million
*Earnings numbers are from May 2011-May 2012, courtesy of Forbes.
Top 10 highest-paid actresses*
1. Kristen Stewart: $34.5 million
2. Cameron Diaz: $34 million
3. Sandra Bullock: $25 million
4. Angelina Jolie: $20 million
5. Charlize Theron: $18 million
6. Julia Roberts: $16 million
7. Sarah Jessica Parker: $15 million
8. Meryl Streep: $12 million
8. Kristen Wiig: $12 million
10. Jennifer Aniston: $11 million
Total: $197.5 million
*Earnings numbers are from May 2011-May 2012, courtesy of Forbes.
Top 10 highest-paid TV actors*
1. Ashton Kutcher (Two and a Half Men): $24 million
2. Hugh Laurie (House): $18 million
2. Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond, Men of a Certain Age): $18 million
4. Alec Baldwin (30 Rock): $15 million
4. Mark Harmon (NCIS): $15 million
6. Tim Allen (Last Man Standing): $14 million
7. Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men): $13 million
8. Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy): $12 million
9. Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory): $8 million
9. Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory): $8 million
Total: $145 million
*Earnings numbers are from May 2011-May 2012, courtesy of Forbes.
Top 10 highest-paid TV actresses*
1. Sofia Vergara (Modern Family): $19 million
2. Kim Kardashian (Kourtney and Kim Take New York, Keeping Up With the Kardashians): $18 million
3. Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives): $15 million
4. Bethenny Frankel (Bethenny Ever After): $12 million
5. Khloe Kardashian (The X Factor, Khloe & Lamar, Keeping Up With the Kardashians): $11 million
5. Tina Fey (30 Rock): $11 million
7. Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU): $10 million
8. Zooey Deschanel (New Girl): $9 million
8. Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives): $9 million
8. Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy): $9 million
Total: $123 million
*Earnings numbers are from May 2011-May 2012, courtesy of Forbes.
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