Jennifer Lawrence, the actress who forwarded the push for equal pay in Hollywood with one viral essay, has just been named Forbes' highest paid actress for the second year in a row. Lawrence brought in $46 million pretax last year (down from $52M in 2014) with the help of her chunk of The Hunger Games finale's $653.4 million box office gross and her hefty upfront fee for The Passengers. She leads the second highest paid actress, Melissa McCarthy, by $13 million. Mila Kunis, $11 million 10.