Emma Stone, who collected $26 million due to her Oscar-winning performance in La La Land is the top actress in the Forbes highest paid actresses list this year. She has surpassed Jennifer Lawrence, who claimed the top spot in 2016 and 2015. Stone spoke on gender parity earlier this year, sharing that her male co-stars have taken salary cuts so she could receive equal pay. 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 earned big through various endorsements.
Jennifer Lawrence was 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.
