Once again, Jennifer Lawrence tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid actresses

By Sam Barsanti | August 24, 2016 | 1:22am

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For the second year in a row, Jennifer Lawrence has found herself sitting on Forbes’ golden throne and wielding the magic scepter of box office glory, because she has just been named the highest-paid actress of 2016. Though she’s still the best, her overall take of $46 million is slightly down from last year’s $52 million—meaning she can only afford a slightly smaller number of rocket cars. According to the Forbes story, most of Lawrence’s money this year came from her getting a chunk of the profits from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2 and a huge payday for her upcoming sci-fi love story Passengers.

Scarlett Johansson took second place last year, but this time she’s been busted by Melissa McCarthy, who reportedly got an “eight-figure payday” for Ghostbusters. She’s also the “biggest dollar gainer year over year,” leaping up $10 million from her 2015 spot. Johansson, meanwhile, was bumped down to a dismal third, which makes us think she should try and argue for a raise before the next Avengers movie comes out.