Jennifer Lawrence Named 2014’s Highest Grossing Actor

Jennifer Lawrence has been named 2014’s highest grossing actor after bringing in $1.4 billion at the global box office.

The Oscar winner was named the highest earning actor of the year by Forbes magazine due to her roles in blockbusters The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and X-Men: Days Of Future Past.

Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt came in second with $1.2 billion in global grosses thanks to his part in the Marvel hit and animated comedy The Lego Movie.

Scarlett Johansson was not far behind bringing in $1.18 billion mostly from her superhero sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Rounding out the top five was Transformers: Age Of Extinction star Mark Wahlberg with $1 billion and Johansson’s co-star Chris Evans with $801 million in fourth and fifth respectively.

So what do you think about the actors that made the list? Were you surprised to see anyone included/excluded? Let us know in the comments below!

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