Ladies of the Silver Screen Coining It Big

How many young girls grow up with the dream of having their faces splashed across the world’s screens? Too many to count but there are only a few who have achieved true fortune and fame. And when we say fortune we literally mean a fortune. Let’s take a look at the highest grossing actresses of all time.

Scarlett Has appeared in advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, L'Oreal and Louise Vuitton. In 2009, she was also the face of Dolce & Gabbana make-up and the face of Spanish clothing company Mango

1. Scarlett Johansson

Estimated at a cool total of just over $3,332 gross in millions and at the top of our list is Scarlett Johansson. This New York-born actress debuted in 1994 in 'North'. She received a BAFTA award for Best Leading Actress for her role opposite Bill Murray in the highly acclaimed movie, 'Lost in Translation' which raked in box office revenue of $119.7 million.

2. Cameron Diaz

Despite many beloved roles in classics like 'Charlie’s Angels', Miss Hannigan in 'Annie' and Elizabeth Halsey in 'Bad Teacher' 1 and 2, Cameron’s highest earning role was opposite Ben Stiller in 'There’s Something About Mary'. With the unforgettable hair gel scene, this movie earned $176.5 million. She also has the voice over of Princess Fiona in the 'Shrek' series to thank. This blue-eyed beauty’s net worth is slightly higher than $3 billion.

Became only the second actress to join the coveted $20 Million Club (after Julia Roberts), when she signed for that amount to do 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'  in January 2002

3. Cate Blanchett

At $2,8 billion, this double Oscar-winning and internationally acclaimed actress owe much of her royalties to 'The Lord of the Rings' franchise which brought in almost $378 million. This figure is a thousand fold more than that of 'Blue Jasmine' for which she was awarded one of her Oscars for Best Actress. Another box office hit bringing in top coin on this Australian resume is 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'.

According to Forbes, for every $1 Blanchett is paid, her films earn an average $15.17

4. Julia Roberts

Favored in Hollywood as one of the top box office earners guaranteed to draw the crowds we find Julia Roberts. Born in Pittsfield, this American beauty can credit her huge bank to her role as Tess Ocean in 'Ocean’s Eleven' and a prostitute that steals everyone’s in the 1990 romance 'Pretty Woman'. Box office earnings for these two films are $183,4 and $178,4 respectively. Next on the list is 'Closer' which brought in an estimated $115,5 million placing Julia’s balance at just over $2,730 million.

The first actress to reach 20 million dollar mark salary for 'Erin Brockovich' (2000), The first actor to do so was Jim Carrey, four years earlier

5. Emma Watson

Another star that has to thank her lucky stars for a franchise is Emma Watson. Her role as Hermione Granger in the 'Harry Potter' movies has earned her most of her millions. These popular movies have a gross commercial value of $101 million placing Emma just over a net gross of $2,68 billion.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $4 million

6. Helena Bonham Carter

The quirky Helena Bonham Carter was married to the just as strange director Tim Burton is a surprise for some as one the highest grossing actress of all time. In fact, her considerable earnings valued at almost $2,55 billion are not mostly attributed to her roles in hubby’s movie usually opposite the gorgeous Johnny Depp. This English actress has made 1/3 of riches from the popular 'Harry Potter' movies as Bellatrix Lestrange.

Helena Bonham Carter appears in 2 films to gross $1 billion with 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows' Part 2. She is the first woman to achieve this feat

These ladies of the silver screen certainly have it all - the acclaim and the fame. Never mind the fact they are all multimillionaires and with no indication that their wealth may double with the next blockbuster on their agenda.