Nicole Kidman Tops Highest Paid List

The 39 year-old star now earns $17 million per picture.  Kidman beat competition from Reese Witherspoon, who topped the list last year with $15 million per film, and Renee Zellweger, who also earned $15 million per film.

For the first time in five years, Julia Roberts did not make the list at all, although she dominated the tally for several years.  Roberts has decided to take time away from her acting career to raise her twins.

The co-stars of the Charlie’s Angels franchise, Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz, were in the fourth and fifth spots, respectively, each with $15 million per production.  The list continued with Halle Berry ($14m), Charlize Theron ($10m), Angelina Jolie ($10m), Kirsten Dunst ($8m), and Jennifer Aniston ($8m).