Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has dropped out of Forbes magazines World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2017 list, which is led by Hollywood actress Emma Stone.
On number 10 in 2016 :
- Deepika, who was 10th in the 2016 list, has not been included this year despite having made
- her Hollywood debut with “xXx: Return of Xander Cage”.
- Stone collected $26 million due to her Oscar-winning performance in musical film “La La Land”
- and has surpassed Jennifer Lawrence, who claimed the top spot in 2016 and 2015, reports forbes.com.
- Stone spoke on gender parity earlier this year, sharing that her male co-stars have taken salary cuts so she could receive equal pay.
- Actress Jennifer Aniston was runner-up with $25.5 million. While she continues to receive millions in royalties even a decade after “Friends”
- ended, the actress, who appeared “The Yellow Bird,” also monetizes different endorsements.
- Lawrence dropped down two slots to number three with $24 million, almost half of her $46 million earnings in 2016.
- Melissa McCarthy ($18 million), Mila Kunis ($15.5 million) and Emma Watson ($14 million) have come fourth, fifth and sixth on the list respectively.
- Together, the world’s 10 highest-paid actresses tallied a combined $172.5 million between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017,
- before fees and taxes. Earnings estimates are based on data from Nielsen, ComScore,
- Box Office Mojo and IMDB, as well as interviews with industry insiders.