Jennifer lawrence | The Hunger Games

Over the recent decade, Jennifer Lawrence rose to astronomical popularity and success in Hollywood. She slowly garnered exposure during the late 2000s, starring in the sitcom The Bill Engvall Show. In 2010, the actress made a career breakthrough with the success of the critically-acclaimed drama Winter’s Bone. She then broke through mainstream popularity by playing Mystique in the superhero franchise X-Men and Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games. More importantly, Lawrence is still relatively early into her career, giving rise to the possibility of even more high-paying roles in the near future.

Lawrence boasts of having films to her credit, grossing over $6 billion in box office sales worldwide. She takes consideration as one of the most influential figures in pop culture and being the highest-paid actress in 2015 and 2016. According to Forbes, the actress took home a portion of The Hunger Games’ $653.4 million profit: Mockingjay Part 2. All in all, the franchise was reported to have grossed $2.97 billion worldwide.