Familiar figures such as Jennifer Aniston ($28m), Reese Witherspoon (also $28m) and Julia Roberts ($20m) complete the top five, but there is room in the top 10 for fresher faces. Kristen Stewart is at No 6 with $20m, thanks to the success of the Twilight films, while Katherine Heigl finds herself at No 7 following paydays for turkeys such as Killers and The Ugly Truth. Cameron Diaz and Sandra Bullock round out the top 10 with $18m and $15m respectively.
Forbes conducted its research for the period between May 2010 and May 2011. Jolie is believed to be on top largely due to films such as Salt and The Tourist, both of which performed well at the box office. Parker reportedly receives healthy payments when Sex and the City reruns are broadcast around the world, while the most recent film in the series' big-screen translation pulled in a respectable $290m.
The list may look rather different in 2012. Witherspoon's latest film How Do You Know and Roberts's new movie Larry Crowne both proved to be box-office flops.
While they are probably not short of pocket change, the women named by Forbes are mostly trailing after their male counterparts. The men's list was published in September and saw Johnny Depp on top with a staggering $75m in annual earnings. Ben Stiller ($53m), Tom Hanks ($45m) and Adam Sandler ($40m) all earned more than Jolie.
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