Force of ‘Gravity’ helps Bullock to top highest paid actress list

Oscar winner Sandra Bullock is Hollywood’s highest paid actress, with estimated earnings of $51m (€38m) over 12 months, followed by Jennifer Lawrence and Jennifer Aniston, Forbes magazine has said.

Bullock, 50, had a big hit last year with the space thriller film Gravity, which won seven Academy Awards including best director for Alfonso Cuaron, and made more than $716m worldwide.

The best actress Oscar winner in 2010 for The Blind Side, Bullock jumped from seventh place on the previous Forbes earnings list to the top spot between June 2013 and June 2014.