Angelina Jolie is Hollywood's highest-paid actresses

 Angelina Jolie has beaten some of Tinseltown's best-known starlets to reclaim the top spot in Forbes' annual list of highest-paid actresses in Hollywood.

Despite her absence from the big screen since starring alongside Johnny Depp in 2010's "The Tourist", Forbes estimates Jolie earned a staggering $33 million over the last 12 months.

Since taking a break from the big screen, Jolie has turned her efforts to writing, producing and directing her first film "In the Land of Blood and Honey." along with the upcoming film "Unbroken." In 2011, she voiced the character of Tigress in "Kung Fu Panda 2," a box office hit generating $165.2 million worldwide, according to boxofficemojo.com.

Unsurprisingly, thanks to her Academy Award success in "Silver Linings Playbook," Hollywood's latest "It Girl" Jennifer Lawrence comes in second with $26 million. This year the 22-year-old will return to the very roles that thrust her into the spotlight as Katniss Everdeen in the second installment of the popular "Hunger Games" film adaptations and the "X-Men" prequels.

The CGI-filled blockbuster franchises continue to be a proven money maker. Kristen Stewart, who earned $22 million with the year ending June 2013, is known to teenagers across the globe as Bella Swan from the highly lucrative "Twilight Saga." But with the vampire love story now complete, Stewart has moved on to another female-led franchise and is set to reprise the titular role in "Snow White and the Huntsman 2" due for release in 2015.

The "Snow White" effect also gave America's original sweetheart Julia Roberts a boost as she earned $10 million after starring in "Mirror Mirror," another adapted version of the classic German tale.

Meanwhile, new entry Emma Stone gave comic book inspired films a whirl by starring in the "Spiderman" reboot, which mostly accounted for her $16 million earnings over the last 12 months.

Other familiar stars to grace the top 10 list again include Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullock, Natalie Portman and Charlize Theron who were joined by the latest new addition Mila Kunis who snagged the ninth spot with $11 million thanks to her blockbuster comedy "Ted" and hit fantasy prequel "Oz the Great and Powerful."