10 Actresses Who Aren't Hot Any More

Kate Hudson is one of many former highly paid actresses who are fighting for roles – and facing stiff competition in a tough economy.

Annual surveys from Forbes.com, the Hollywood Reporter and PopSugar.com show that Hudson and other actresses like Jennifer Lopez and Lindsay Lohan are making less money, with fewer jobs on the horizon.

Hudson made the top 20 in Pop Sugar's popularity list, mostly because of her public romances with Lance Armstrong, Owen Wilson and Alex Rodriguez.

But when it comes to money, there's little room at the top for women in Hollywood and lots of competition.

The current  "power actresses" on the Hollywood scene are Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon, Kate Winslet and Beyonce.

There were only 10 actresses on the Forbes.com Top 100 Celebrity Income list. Drew Barrymore, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Parker and Cameron Diaz made that list because they also produce movies and share in their profits.

Rising stars Anne Hathaway and Katherine Heigl made the Forbes list and command Hudson's former salary of $7 million per movie.

Hathaway was paid $5 million to star in “Bride Wars” with Hudson, but now commands about $8 million per film.

The Pop Sugar 100 shows which younger stars have breakthrough potential. Witherspoon is second on that list and she now commands about $15 million per movie.

Jennifer Garner, Tina Fey and Natalie Portman also rank high on the Pop Sugar list.

Here is a short list of actresses likely to take pay cuts in the near future.

1. Kate Hudson. Hudson has three movies in development, but her last picture, “My Best Friend's Girl,” bombed badly. It made only grossed $19 million, despite Hudson's $7 million salary, in a big embarrassment for Lionsgate.

2. Jessica Alba. Co-starring with Hudson in an upcoming film and needs a hit.

3. Lindsay Lohan. Most recent movie was for The Disney Channel.

4. Jennifer Lopez. Once got $12 million a movie. Those days are long gone.

5. Paris Hilton. Failed in several brief attempts as an actress.

6. Jessica Simpson. Seemingly out of options, hosting own reality TV show.

7. Ashlee Simpson-Wentz. Just got killed off on “Melrose Place.”

8. Gwyneth Paltrow. Also hosting a reality TV cooking show.

9. Demi Moore. Made $12 million for “Striptease.” Took 80 percent pay cut for “Charlie's Angels.”

10. Julia Roberts. Made $15 million for “Duplicity,” which also bombed. Once commanded $20 million a movie.

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