6) Cameron Diaz – $18 Million

One should never underestimate Cameron Diaz. Her recent movie “The Other Woman” was savaged by critics. Sony did not market it. Yet women came in droves to theaters to watch it. The movie earned $190 million at the global box office.

5) Angelina Jolie – $18 Million

This immensely talented actress is back after taking sometime out of the spotlight to undergo a preventive mastectomy. In Disney’s hit movie “Maleficent”, she managed to make Disney’s classic “Sleeping Beauty” villain brave, sympathetic and campy.