Kristen Stewart, star of “The Twilight Saga” films and “Snow White and the Huntsman,” jumped to the top of Forbes.com annual list of highest-paid actresses.
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Stewart earned $12.5 million for the last two Twilight films, and was also able to negotiate a share of the films’ total profits. (Forbes points out that Stewart’s Twilight payday wasn’t any more than Taylor Lautner or Robert Pattinson’s; it was her second leading lady salary for Snow White and the Huntsmanthat put her over the top.)Cameron Diaz, who had a surprise hit with “Bad Teacher,” came in second with $34 million, while Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock came third with $25 million, despite having taken a break from the industry since filming 2009′s “The Blind Side.”Further down the list were: Charlize Theron ($18 million), Julia Roberts ($16 million), Sarah Jessica Parker ($15 million), and Meryl Streep ($12 million).
