Naomi Watts was ranked the most profitable actress in a Forbes magazine poll.
The financial publisher attempts to rank A-list actresses according to their earnings potential. Watts, 41, a UK-born Australian actress who once was in the poor house, came out at the top of Forbes’ Best Actresses For The Buck list at a rate of an estimated $44 for every $1 she was paid for her last three movies.
Watts was followed surprisingly by Jennifer Connelly, 38, who recently made a minor comeback with He’s Just Not That Into You, and by Canadian rising star Rachel McAdams, 30, who has scored choice roles on a lucky batch of movies including State Of Play with Russell Crowe.
The list, which leaves out some of Hollywood’s biggest name actresses, ran as follows:
1. Naomi Watts – made $44 for each $1 paid
2. Jennifer Connelly – made $41 for each $1 paid
3. Rachel McAdams – made $30 for each $1 paid
4. Natalie Portman – made $28 for each $1 paid
5. Meryl Streep – made $27 for each $1 paid
6. Jennifer Aniston – made $26 for each $1 paid
7. Halle Berry – made $23 for each $1 paid; Cate Blanchett – made $23 for each $1 paid; Anne Hathaway – made $23 for each $1 paid; Hilary Swank – made $23 for each $1 paid
Source: Splash News