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Witherspoon tops rich list

WALK THE LINE star REESE WITHERSPOON is officially the highest-paid actress in the business.

The 31-year-old Oscar winner has beaten the likes of Angelina Jolie, Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman to claim the number one spot in the Hollywood Reporter's annual female rich list - receiving a staggering GBP7.5-GBP10 million paycheck per picture.

Tomb Raider star Jolie, 32, comes in second, though her salary for the current Beowulf picture was said to be a "mere" GBP4 million.

Diaz, 35, is placed third, with a GBP7.5 million-per-movie salary demand, though her take-home earnings from the most recent Shrek installment are pegged at a very healthy GBP15 million.

Last year's number two, Nicole Kidman, 40, fell to fourth place, with an asking price of GBP5 million to GBP7.5 million a film.

Also in the GBP5 million to GBP7.5 million club are Renée Zellweger, Sandra Bullock and Julia Roberts, despite an absence from the screen since 2004.

The full list is:

1. Reese Witherspoon - GBP7.5 million-GBP10 million

2. Angelina Jolie - GBP7.5 million-GBP10 million

3. Cameron Diaz - GBP7.5 million +

4. Nicole Kidman - GBP5 million - GBP7.5 million

5. Renee Zellweger - GBP5 million - GBP7.5 million

6. Sandra Bullock - GBP5 million - GBP7.5 million

7. Julia Roberts - GBP5 million - GBP7.5 million

8. Drew Barrymore - GBP5 million - GBP6 million

9. Jodie Foster - GBP5 million - GBP6 million

10. Halle Berry - GBP5 million (CG/WNWCPL)

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