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Hollywood's Most Profitable Actresses

Naomi Watts delivers big hits for relatively little pay

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(Newser) – Straitened studio heads unwilling to give $10 million to divas and hope for a hit should call Naomi Watts' agent right now. The Australian star of Mulholland Drive and The Ring is the most bankable actress in Hollywood, Forbes calculates. Her films earned an average of $44 for every dollar she was paid. The magazine looked at the 100 highest-earning actresses in film and found that lower-paid performers, at least by Hollywood standards often give studios a better return on investment.

The remainder of Forbes' list of most profitable actresses:

  1. Jennifer Connelly, $41
  2. Rachel McAdams. $30
  3. Natalie Portman, $28
  4. Meryl Streep, $27
  5. Jennifer Aniston, $26
  6. Halle Berry, $23
  7. Cate Blanchett, $23
  8. Anne Hathaway, $23
  9. Hilary Swank, $23

Actress Naomi Watts arrives on the occasion of the unveiling of the
Actress Naomi Watts arrives on the occasion of the unveiling of the "Extreme Beauty in Vogue" exhibition, in downtown Milan, Italy, Monday, March 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Actress Naomi Watts arrives on the red carpet for the screening of the film
Actress Naomi Watts arrives on the red carpet for the screening of the film "Mother and Child" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)
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Krystle
Oct 6, 09 10:03 AM CDT
I thought most movies that Jennifer Aniston does tank. Weird to see her on that list. Reply
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Cegorach
Oct 6, 09 10:42 AM CDT
Well, if they don't pay her squat, even if the movie _does_ tank, they still should be getting a return on the investment in her
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JoeQ
Oct 6, 09 12:33 PM CDT
They should do the same calculation for the rest of the crew, particularly screenwriters. Reply
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Thinker
Oct 6, 09 1:18 PM CDT
Do they still call them "actresses?" Why not "female actors?" Reply
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emilywsussman.net
Oct 6, 09 9:07 PM CDT
Bizarre... she's like the equivalent of buttered toast... pleasant but not all that remarkable. Reply
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