Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence is now the highest-paid actress in the world, taking the top spot from last year's leader, Sandra Bullock.

According to Forbes, the face of Katniss and Mystique raked in a whopping $52 million over the past year, spanning June 2014 to June 2015. Scarlett Johansson follows in second place with $35.5 million, with Melissa McCarthy rounding out the top three at $23 million.

The aforementioned Bullock, who was on top last year, slipped all the way down to number fifteen, earning $8 million.


Here's a list of the top 18, courtesy of CBS This Morning:

• Jennifer Lawrence: $52,000,000
• Scarlett Johansson: $35,500,000
• Melissa McCarthy: $23,000,000
• Bingbing Fan: $21,000,000
• Jennifer Aniston: $16,500,000
• Julia Roberts: $16,000,000
• Angelina Jolie: $15,000,000
• Reese Witherspoon: $15,000,000
• Anne Hathaway: $12,000,000
• Kristen Stewart: $12,000,000
• Cameron Diaz: $11,000,000
• Gwyneth Paltrow: $9,000,000
• Meryl Streep: $8,000,000
• Amanda Seyfried: $8,000,000
• Sandra Bullock: $8,000,000
• Emma Stone: $6,500,000
• Mila Kunis: $6,500,000
• Natalie Portman: $6,000,000

As far as male actors are concerned, Robert Downey Jr. leads the pack of highest-paid stars, having earned a staggering $80 million this past year, most of which can be attributed to work as Iron Man in Marvel's cinematic universe.

Jennifer Lawrence's next big theatrical feature is The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, which opens November 20.