Fresh off winning her first Oscar, actress Emma Stone has ousted Jennifer Lawrence to claim the top spot on Forbes' 2017 list of the world's highest-paid actresses.
Stone, 28, who won best actress for her role as a struggling actress in La La Land, made $US26 million ($33 million) in pre-tax earnings, according to Forbes' calculations over a 12-month period from June 2016 to June 2017.
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Emma Stone: The world's highest-paid actress
Fresh off winning her first Oscar, actress Emma Stone has ousted Jennifer Lawrence to claim the top spot on Forbes' 2017 list of the world's highest-paid actresses.
She outpaced Jennifer Aniston, 48, who came in at No. 2 this year with earnings of $US25.5 million ($32 million), with residual income still coming in from the television sitcom Friends and endorsement deals with brands such as SmartWater and Emirates Airline .
Lawrence, 27, who topped the Forbes list for two consecutive years, dropped to No. 3 this year with earnings of $US24 million ($30 million), almost half of her prior year's earnings of $US46 million ($58 million).
The actress, who has spoken out on equal pay for women in Hollywood, saw her earnings dip this year after the conclusion of the Hunger Games franchise, but continues to make money from movie deals and an endorsement deal with fashion brand Christian Dior.
Forbes compiles its annual celebrity earnings lists from box office and Nielsen data, as well as from interviews with industry insiders.
The top-ten list also includes Charlize Theron, Emma Watson and Melissa McCarthy.
Aussie Cate Blanchett made the list for the first time since 2009, with her upcoming role in the Marvel flick Thor: Ragnarok boosting her annual earnings to $US12 million ($15 million).
Forbes said the cumulative total earned by the world's top ten highest-paid actresses – $US172.5 million ($217 million) – was down 16 per cent from the previous year.
Last year, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson topped Forbes' list of highest-paid actors at $US64.5 million ($81 million), more than double the amount made by Stone this year.
Forbes is expected to release its list of top-earning male actors later this week.
Reuters, Fairfax Media