A comparison of Forbes’ annual highest paid actors and actresses list for 2016 once again reveals a shocking pay gap between top female and male talent.
When you add up the earnings of the top 10 actresses — which includes huge stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Scarlett Johansson, and Melissa McCarthy — you get $205 million.
The top 10 actors list is another story. Combined, the top 10 men on the list earned a staggering $457 million, more than double what their female counterparts earned in the same time period.
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That’s not the only disparity, either. Lawrence was the highest paid actress in the world with an estimated haul of $46 million over the last year. A pretty penny to be sure, but that payday would only be good enough to land her the number six spot on the actors list, just ahead of Ben Affleck‘s $43 million.
The only other actress who would make the actors top 10 would be McCarthy, who took in $33 million. That puts her in a three way tie for the eighth spot with Robert Downey Jr. and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan.
After that, the women drop down the list considerably. Johansson brought in $25 million last year, but that means she would rank at number 17 among the actors. That puts her five spots below Adam Sandler, who took in $30 million.
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Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Mila Kunis, and Bollywood’s Deepika Padukone — numbers seven through 10, respectively, on the highest paid actress list — wouldn’t even crack the top 20 on the list of highest paid actors.
10 Highest Paid Actresses in 2016, From Julia Roberts to Jennifer Lawrence (Photos)
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