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From Keira to Cameron, how much Hollywood's A-list earn

by sweet east pearl | July 24, 2008 at 04:06 pm

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A study by US business magazine Forbes has showed that Keira Knightley was the only British women who made the top 10 list of the highest-paid Hollywood actors.

The Pirates Of The Caribbean star earned 32 million dollars (£16 million) through her roles in the Pirates sequel At World's End and in the Oscar-nominated literary romance Atonement.

But the 23-year-old Briton, whose racy ads for Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle perfume also brought in the cash, was beaten to the top spot by Cameron Diaz, who earned 50 million dollars (£25 million) for her roles in Shrek and What Happens In Vegas.

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Jarrett Martineau

at 16:31 on July 24th, 2008

Thanks for this post. There were also many others on the list who are non-Britons, including top-earner Will Smith, who made a huge $88 million last year:

Will Smith leads the pack of Hollywood's best-paid actors, banking an estimated $80 million over the course of the year.

and Johnny Depp, who took home $72 million:

Coming in second on the list is Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp, an actor who is known to vacillate between commercial work and artier fare. He still managed to pull down $72 million this year.