Jolie, rated the sexiest woman alive a couple of times, continues to see her stocks escalate consistently in Hollywood.

The year has been one where she's experimented intensely with her characters. The films, however, have not exactly set the box-office on fire. And two have been very forgettable -- Taking Lives, and Hollywood's much hyped disaster of the year, Alexander.

She was wonderful in the critically praised dud, Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow, but seriously, her biggest hit this season did not even show her off: Shark Tale.

7. Sandra Bullock - $12-15 million

The year 2004 saw virtually no releases from Sandra (lets not count the awful festival-circuit film Crash). But in an industry losing more money to pirates every year, it's understandable to value an actress who you still smile at during reruns of Speed over a more talked-about counterpart who keeps making duds. Hence, seventh position.

Sandra has not been seen in anything decent in ages, and her last films to (barely) work were Miss Congeniality and Two Weeks Notice. She should be glad she still made it to top 10.