A century ago, acting was thought of as one of the lowest of professions. Now, actors are placed among the highest ranks in society. The highest paid actors can command as much as 20 million US dollars (USD) for one movie.
Jennifer Aniston made her name on the hit television show Friends, and she earned an estimated 18.5 million US dollars (USD) in 2005.
Tom Cruise has always had a bankable film career. He managed to rake in 31 million USD in 2005.
Johnny Depp, since his swashbuckling role in Pirates of the Caribbean, has been raking in the big bucks. He managed to bring home 37 million USD in 2005.
Julia Roberts was one of the first women to break the 20 million USD. She has also managed to stay at the top in Hollywood despite the younger starlets snipping at her heels.
Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Garner brought in 13 and 14 million USD respectively in 2005.
Will Ferrell, the comedian, laughed all the way to the bank in 2005 when he pocketed 40 million USD. He was closely followed by Will Smith, who coined in around 35 million USD.
The Spiderman franchise has been good to Tobey Macguire. At only 30 years old, his earnings for 2005 were in the 32 million USD bracket.
Ray Romano is now one of the world's highest paid actors. The Everybody Loves Raymond star earned 33 million USD for the final season of the show.
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