Lawrence, Pratt named top-grossing actors of 2014 by Forbes

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Dec 27 2014 | 9:45 AM IST
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence has been named the top-grossing actor of 2014 by Forbes, beating Chris Pratt who trails behind her on second place.
Forbes released their annual list of the top-grossing actors last evening which was compiled with data from Box Office Mojo.
Lawrence, 24, is on the first spot after she appeared as Mystique in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and played Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" which grossed an estimated USD 1.4 billion worldwide.
Pratt, 35, is not far behind with his powerful performances in "The Lego Movie" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" as Peter Quill. They garnered an estimated USD 1.2 billion worldwide in total.
Next on the list is Scarlett Johansson whose projects "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", Luc Besson-directed "Lucy" and "Under the Skin"scored an estimated USD 1.18 billion.
The fourth and fifth place on the list have been taken by Mark Wahlberg and Chris Evans respectively. Wahlberg earns the position following his performance in "Transformers: Age of Extinction" which grossed USD 1 billion globally.
Evans starred in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and "Snowpiercer" which grossed USD 801 million.
Other names in the list included Emma Stone, Angelina Jolie and "X-Men: Days of Future Past" stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Hugh Jackman.
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First Published: Dec 27 2014 | 9:45 AM IST

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