Jennifer Lawrence Tops List Of 10 Highest Grossing Actors For 2014
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Jennifer Lawrence, the actress who plays the role of the bow-and-arrow-wielding heroine Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games" trilogy, has hit the box office bull's-eye.
Lawrence, 24, tops the list of the highest-grossing actors at the box office in 2014, according to Forbes.
The magazine came up with its list of the top 10 highest grossing actors after totaling the international box office returns for actors whose movies were shown in 2014.
Lawrence led all actors with a global box office total of $1.4 billion for starring in two of the year's biggest blockbusters: "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" and "X-Men: Days Of Future Past," where she reprised the role of Mystique.
Meanwhile, Lawrence and the cast of the "Hunger Games" franchise have teamed up with the Ebola Survival Fund to raise awareness of the deadly disease.
This isn't the first time Lawrence has shown her compassion for the needy this holiday season. On Christmas Eve, she visited a children's hospital in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
Here are the rest of the highest-grossing actors for 2014, according to Forbes:
2. Chris Pratt
For his performance as the superhero in "Guardians of the Galaxy" and for giving voice to Lego Emmet in "The Lego Movie," Pratt yielded $1.2 billion in the global box office.
3. Scarlett Johansson
In 2014, Johannson co-starred in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" where she reprised the role of agent Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. She also starred in "Lucy" and "Under the Skin," bringing a total of $1.18 billion at the global box office. Also in 2014, Johannson gave birth to her first child, Rose, and got married to Romain Dauriac.
4. Mark Wahlberg
Wahlberg starred as the companion of a talking bear in "Ted," which earned one of the highest domestic grossing film of his career. Wahlberg also starred in the fourth "Transformers" movie, "Age of Extinction," which became a $1 billion global hit.
5. Chris Evans
"Captain America" star Evans had more box office appeal in 2014 as the second instalment of the Captain America franchise became a huge hit. Evans also starred in "Snowpiercer," bringing in a total of $801 million at the global box office.
6. Emma Stone
Stone co-starred in the "Amazing Spider-Man," eclipsing her co-star and boyfriend Andrew Garfield. She also starred in Woody Allen's "Magic in the Moonlight" and the indie hit "Birdman." For her films, she grossed $764 million worldwide.
7. Angelina Jolie
Jolie had the biggest hit of her career with Disney's "Maleficent," which brought in $758 million at the global box office.
8. James McAvoy
Scottish actor McAvoy starred as Professor X in "X-Men: Days of Future Past." He also starred in a smaller film, "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby," bringing in a combined $747 million return at the box office.
9. Michael Fassbender
Fassbender co-starred in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" as the young Magneto. He also played major roles in "12 Years a Slave" and "Shame," bringing in $746 million at the global box office.
10. Hugh Jackman
Jackman reprised his role as Wolverine in "X-Men: Days of Future Past," his only film for 2014, bringing in $746 million, the same amount of global box office taken by fellow X-Man Fassbender.