Nicole Kidman is the highest paid film actress according to the Hollywood Reporter's annual list
The 39-year-old Australian is paid $17m (£8.7m) for each movie, overtaking last year's leader Reese Witherspoon, who can command a $15m (£7.6m) fee.
Renee Zellweger is in third place, also banking $15m per film.
Julia Roberts did not make the list for the first time in its five-year history, as she has taken time off acting to raise her twins.
Co-stars
But Kidman, 39, who won an Oscar for playing writer Virginia Woolf in The Hours, was unable to match the feat of fellow Oscar winner Roberts, who has commanded $20m (£10.2m) per film.
Charlie's Angels co-stars Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz were in fourth and fifth place, respectively, both scoring $15m.
Two more Oscar winners, Halle Berry, who won for her role in Monster's Ball earned $14m (£7.1m) per movie, and South African actress Charlize Theron - Academy Award winner for Monster - earned $10m (£5.1m).
Angelina Jolie makes eighth spot with $10m, followed by Kirsten Dunst with $8m-$10m, followed by former Friends star Jennifer Aniston with $8m (£4.1m).
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Kidman is one of the voices in penguin animation Happy Feet