Julia Roberts had become one of the highest-paid actresses in the world, topping the Hollywood Reporter's annual "power list" of top-earning female stars from 2002 to 2005, until 2006, when Nicole Kidman won the top spot.
Julia Roberts fee for 1990's Pretty Woman was $300,000; in 2003, Julia Roberts was paid an unprecedented $25 million for Julia Roberts role in Mona Lisa Smile. As of 2007, Julia Roberts's net worth was estimated to be $140 million.