By Stone Martindale Nov 30, 2007, 21:55 GMT
The power list was released as part of the Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment: Power 100 issue, due out Tuesday.
10/21/2007 - Reese Witherspoon - 2nd Rome Film Festival - 'Rendition' Movie Photocall - Auditorium Parco della Musica - Rome, Italy © Insidefoto / PR Photos
Reese Witherspoon has topped the Hollywood Reporter's annual list of the Biz's best compensated actresses.
The Oscar winner topped 2007 thanks to moneymaking romantic comedies, for which Witherspoon has a salary of $15 million to $20 million.
Witherspoon allegedly inked a $29 million deal, said to include fees for acting, producing and profit sharing, for the horror fllm, "Our Family Trouble".
Witherspoon made her usual fee in her next role in "Four Christmases" opposite Vince Vaughn.
Angelina Jolie placed second on the list. Jolie made $8 million for five weeks' supporting work on "Beowulf."
Cameron Diaz' reprisal of Fiona in "Shrek the Third" had her come in third on the strength of her $30 million payday for the sequel. The 35-year-old's rate averages upwards of $15 million per picture.
Nicole Kidman came in fourth on the list, leading a quartet of A-listers in the $10 million-$15 million range. "Invasion" gave the 40-year-old Kidman her biggest payday to date, about $16 million.
The female earners that follow are Renée Zellweger, Sandra Bullock and Julia Roberts.
Taking on the eighth and ninth positions in the salary list this year are Drew Barrymore and Jodie Foster, respectively, who each took home $10 million-$12 million for their roles.
Rounding out the top 10 moneymakers of the year is the expectant mother Halle Berry.
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