Hollywood's Highest Paid Heroines @$15 million per film

LA- California (USA). There was a time when Julia Roberts reportedly charged $20 million per film after the success of 'Pretty Woman'. But those were the days. Move over baby. Oscar winner Angelina Jolie has become the highest-earning female star in Hollywood, but she is still behind the Julia Roberts benmark as pay checks have slumped in 2008. Jolie, 33, earned $15m for the action movie 'Wanted' this year, and could make $20m in a possible sequel, according to Hollywood Reporter.

Roberts is in neck and neck competition with Jolie.

The mother of six and partner of actor Brad Pitt is tipped for an Oscar in this year's film 'Changeling'. But she came in for criticism after her gun-totting image in 'Wanted'.

Poster of 'Wanted' featuring Angelina Jolie was banned in BritainThe advertising watchdog in Britain upheld complaints about posters advertising the film "Wanted" starring Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp and Thomas Kretschmann,saying they glamorised violence and gun crime.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it had received 17 complaints about the posters."We considered that because the ads featured a glamorous actress, action poses, several images of, or related to guns and aspirational text, they could be seen to glamorise the use of guns and violence," it said in a statement.

The Oscar winner Julia Roberts, 41, claimed the No 2 earnings spot after a long absence from the screen, making more than $15m for 'Duplicity'.

Hollywood's leading men are also earning less, with the exception of Will Smith who is making up to $25m a film.

Johnny Depp and Jolie's partner Brad Pitt and are both able to make up to $20m (£13.6m) for a starring role.

Top eight highest-earning actresses

1 - Angelina Jolie - $15 million per film

2 - Julia Roberts - $15 million per film

3 - Reese Witherspoon - $14 million per film

4 - Cameron Diaz - $10 million per film

5 - Katherine Heigl - $6 million per film and $225,000 per episode of "Grey's Anatomy"

6 - Kate Hudson - $7 million per film

7 - Anne Hathaway - $5 million per film but tipped to be asking as much as $8 million in the near future

8 - Jennifer Aniston - $8 million per film

Earnings of female stars were higher in 2005

1. Julia Roberts -- $20 million
2. Nicole Kidman -- $16 million-$17 million
3. Reese Witherspoon -- $15 million
4. Drew Barrymore -- $15 million
5. Renee Zellweger -- $10 million-$15 million
6. Angelina Jolie -- $10 million-$15 million
7. Cameron Diaz -- $10 million-$15 million
8. Jodie Foster -- $10 million-$12 million

Source: Hollywood Reporter