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Nicole Kidman Tops Reese Witherspoon, Renée Zellweger, Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Halle Barry as Hollywood’s Highest Paid Actress.
Pulling down $16-$17 million dollars a picture, Nicole Kidman has been crowned the highest paid actress of 2006. After winning an Oscar for her performance in “The Hours:” in 2003 the Australian beauty has been in high demand. Kidman’s latest flick, the animated children’s story “Happy Feet”, has been at the top of the box-office the past two weeks.
Julia Roberts, who had been the highest paid actress the past four years, didn’t crack the top ten this year. After wining an Oscar for her role in Erin Brockovich, Roberts was being paid up to $20 million per picture. Roberts is currently filming “Charlie Wilson’s War” with Tom Hanks.
A quartet of actresses tied for the second spot amongst highest-paid actresses in Hollywood.
Reese Witherspoon, coming off her Oscar performance in “Walk the Line” receives $15 million per picture. She is currently filming “Rendition” with Jake Gyllenhaal.
Renee Zellweger won Oscar for her role in “Cold Mountain” and now takes home cold cash. The $15 million a picture actress is currently filming “Case 39.”
Drew Barrymore still grabs $15 million a picture despite never winning an Oscar. Her name alone can bring audiences to the movie and she is paid well for that talent. She just completed filming for “Lucky You.”
The self-proclaimed “commitment-phobe”, Cameron Diaz, has no problems committing to a film. At $15 million Diaz is one of the most sought after faces in film, and her voice earns her the big bucks as well. Her vocal abilities will be heard once more in “Shrek The Third.”
Halle Berry, who won an Oscar for her role in “Monster’s Ball”, is next on the list of highest paid actresses in Hollywood at $14 million. Her latest film “Perfect Strangers” has just completed filming.
Highest Paid Actresses in Hollywood and Salary per Picture
Nicole Kidman $16M - $17M
Reese Witherspoon $15M
Renée Zellweger $15M
Drew Barrymore $15M
Cameron Diaz $15M
Halle Berry $14M
Charlize Theron $10M
Angelina Jolie $10M
Kirsten Dunst $8M - $10M
Jennifer Aniston $8M
