Jennifer Lawrence Named World's Highest-Paid Actress

With $46 million.

By Alex Osborn

The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence has been named the world’s highest-paid actress for the second consecutive year.

The actress, known best for her role as Katniss Everdeen in Lionsgate's aforementioned film series, topped Forbes' list with $46 million. Last year, Lawrence starred in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, which is a large contributor to the actress' massive payday. In addition, Variety notes that she received a sizable advance for her role in the upcoming movie Passengers. Lawrence also appeared as Mystique in this year's X-Men: Apocalypse.

Meanwhile, Melissa McCarthy placed second with $33 million. The actress, who just recently starred in The Boss and Paul Feig's Ghostbusters reboot, had the biggest year-over-year increase, enjoying a $10 million bump from last year. Rounding out the top three was last year's number 2, Scarlett Johansson, who earned $25 million.

Check out the top 10 list below:

1. Jennifer Lawrence – $46 million

2. Melissa McCarthy – $33 million

3. Scarlett Johansson – $25 million

4. Jennifer Aniston – $21 million

5. Fan Bingbing – $17 million

6. Charlize Theron – $16.5 million

7. Amy Adams – $13.5 million

8. Julia Roberts – $12 million

9. Mila Kunis – $11 million

10. Deepika Padukone – $10 million

Earlier this year, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was named the world's highest-paid actor, having earned a hefty sum of $64.5 million.

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and subscribe to his video content on YouTube.

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