Jennifer Lawrence dubbed Forbes' highest grossing actor of 2014

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Whether she’s leading an indie film or starring in a top box-office saga, Jennifer Lawrence is one to be watched. We highlight the movie darling’s beginnings and upcoming endeavors. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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Her performance in “Winter’s Bone” was so riveting, she earned an Oscar nod. And unlike in the film, Lawrence wasn’t afraid to put her good looks on display when she arrived at the 2011 Academy Awards in a figure-hugging red Calvin Klein gown. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tapped Lawrence to reveal the 84th Oscar nominations alongside academy President Tom Sherak. She donned a Prada blue/black eyelet outfit from the spring/summer 2011 collection for the occasion. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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In her first collaboration with a luxury brand, Lawrence was named the new face of French fashion house Dior, replacing actress Mila Kunis. She followed in the fashionable footsteps of Charlize Theron, Marion Cotillard and Natalie Portman. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Her portrayal of Tiffany Maxwell in “Silver Linings Playbook” earned Lawrence her first Oscar for leading actress. As she was called to stage for her win, she took a tumble on the Oscar stairway in her Dior Haute Couture gown - but it seemed to make her all the more lovable. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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When Lawrence attended the 2014 Golden Globes on Jan. 12, she made an impression on the red carpet with a puffy Dior gown (not to mention a photo bomb on Taylor Swift) and on the stage when she took home the supporting actress Golden Globe for her role in the movie “American Hustle.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

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The cast of “American Hustle” took home the most important accolade of the evening at the 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards: the best cast prize. The win marked Lawrence’s second SAG Award after her 2013 lead actor win for “Silver Linings Playbook.” (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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In perhaps one of the most memorable moments of the 2014 Oscars, and certainly the most viral, host Ellen DeGeneres recruited a who’s who of Hollywood, including Lawrence, to snap a Twitter portrait. The pic, retweeted by more than half a million people, knocked Twitter offline for a few moments. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Making it official (for the second time), Lawrence and actor Nicholas Hoult split in August 2013. The pair, who met while filming “X-Men: First Class,” had a difficult time making their relationship work due to their busy, not to mention highly successful, schedules. (Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images; Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Snowlodge)

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What began as a rumor proved to be true after it was confirmed that Lawrence and Coldplay frontman (and Gwyneth Paltrow’s ex) are an item. The new couple have yet to be publicly photographed together. Pictured, Lawrence attends the iHeartRadio Music Festival, in which Martin performed. (Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Clear Channel; Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Clear Channel )

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Come Christmas 2015, Lawrence will star in director David O. Russell’s rag-to-riches tale “Joy,” centered on Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano. Lawrence said Russell approached her through a text, and she happily obliged. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images; Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Lawrence, with Evan Peters, suited up to play Mystique a third time in Bryan Singer’s “X-Men: Apocalypse.”

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By Nardine SaadStaff Writer

Dec. 29, 2014 1 PM PT

It’s good to be Katniss Everdeen... and Mystique: Jennifer Lawrence has officially been named this year’s most bankable box office star.

The Oscar winner earned Forbes’ lofty title of highest-grossing film star of the year thanks to her genre blockbusters “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1,” the latter of which is still in theaters and still earning her a pretty penny.

The 24-year-old’s films are believed to have grossed $1.4 billion at the box office worldwide this calendar year, the magazine said, citing global movie grosses from Box Office Mojo and summing up the earnings from each actor’s films for the year.

Meanwhile, the goofy “It” girl came in second after Sandra Bullock on the financial magazine’s list of highest-paid actresses, pulling in $34 million from June 2013 to June 2014.

The nominal honor also comes in the same year that she was the target of a nude photo scandal as well as it being revealed that she and co-star Amy Adams were paid less than their male co-stars in “American Hustle” -- that latter tidbit came via leaked emails revealed in the massive Sony Studios cyber attack.

Last year, Lawrence landed the 10th spot on the top-grossing actors list by earning an estimated $700 million. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was the magazine’s 2013 box office champ, raking in $1.3 billion, but he isn’t among this year’s top 10. However, Lawrence’s “X-Men” co-stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Hugh Jackman are.

In 2014’s No. 2 spot is actor Chris Pratt, whose films “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Lego Movie” grossed an estimated $1.2 billion globally. Marvel’s comic book-inspired “Guardians” is on track to be the year’s highest grossing film domestically.

Scarlett Johansson ranked third, earning $1.18 billion at the global box office mainly due to “The Avengers” franchise’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” The first-time mom also starred in smaller sci-fi thrillers “Lucy” and “Under the Skin.”

“Transformers” star Mark Wahlberg and “Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s” Chris Evans landed the fourth and fifth spots, respectively.

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