Kristen Stewart reached an impressive milestone early in her career. In 2012, Forbes listed her as the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. This was primarily due to her lead role as Bella Swan in the incredibly popular "Twilight" series.
When the first of the films came out, Stewart was only 18, and though she'd acted from a young age, she was relatively unknown. Because of this, she likely didn't make as much off of the first few films. But, with the success of the series, Stewart became more and more indispensable to the studio. As Forbes pointed out in its article, it's not as if they could cast a new actress for Bella Swan without sending fans into an uproar.
Forbes estimated that Stewart made $12.5 million per film on the last two installments in the franchise. She also had a share of the profits in her contract. But her success didn't stop at "Twilight." By then, Stewart was wildly famous and had starred in 2012's "Snow White and the Huntsman." With yet another blockbuster to her name, Forbes put her total earnings from May 2011 to May 2012 at around $34.5 million.
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