article_snippet.sent: The acting favorite, who won an Oscar in 2010 for The Blind Side, topped Forbes' list of the highest-earning actresses in 2014.
article_snippet.sent: The Miss Congeniality star took the headline spot thanks to The Miss Congeniality star gripping turn in Gravity, which became one of the highest-grossing movies of 2013, with a global box office of $716 million.
article_snippet.sent: And while The Miss Congeniality star buddy cop comedy The Heat with Melissa McCarthy managed similarly impressive numbers, with about $229.9 million worldwide, the powerful pull that Sandra Bullock has today is a career-long achievement.
article_snippet.sent: Angelina Jolie won an Oscar for playing a disturbingly violent inmate of a female mental institution in 1999's Girl, Interrupted, before going to refashion Angelina Jolie as a leading action star, with roles in Gone
article_snippet.sent: While Angelina Jolie most recent film, Unbroken, featured Angelina Jolie as director, the Disney live-action flick
article_snippet.sent: Maleficent became the fourth highest-grossing film of 2014, taking $758 million.
article_snippet.sent: Angelina Jolie was paid a reported $15 million for the Sleeping Beauty remake, and is set to make $20 million for the Salt sequel.
article_snippet.sent: Regardless of the fourth highest-grossing film of 2014, if Angelina Jolie is in it, audiences will go see it.
article_snippet.sent: Action star: While Maleficent Maleficent was a big box office hit, Angelina Jolie is expected to collect $20 for the Salt sequel .