Renee Zellweger has an estimated her net worth at $45 million. The small-town girl from Katy, Texas, shot to stardom a decade ago with her role opposite Tom Cruise in Jerry McGuire. But it was her turn as the chain-smoking singleton Bridget Jones that put her in the $15 million-per-picture price range. The Oscar winner often eschews big-budget pictures–which earn her fat paychecks–in favor of smaller films like the recent Miss Potter.

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Salary according to IMDB:

Cinderella Man (2005) $5,000,000

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) $11,000,000

Cold Mountain (2003) $15,000,000

Down with Love (2003) $6,000,000

Chicago (2002) $10,000,000

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) $3,750,000