Melissa McCarthy overtakes Scarlett Johansson on Forbes rich list

Scarlett Johansson was ahead of Melissa McCarthy in last year's list

Melissa McCarthy has overtaken Scarlett Johansson in Forbes' annual rich list.

McCarthy earned $33m (£25m) before tax between June 2015 and June 2016, making her the world's second highest paid actress, behind Jennifer Lawrence.

Johansson, who was placed second last year, dropped to third, earning $25m (£19m) across the year.

It tops off a busy year for McCarthy, which saw her appear in the all-female Ghostbusters reboot, as well as The Boss, which topped the US box office.

Johansson has appeared in Captain America: Civil War, the remake of The Jungle Book and the Coen brothers' film Hail Ceasar! over the last year.

Forbes reported Lawrence earned $46m (£34.9m) before tax over 12 months to make her the world's highest-paid actress for the second year running.

She appeared in the last film in The Hunger Games franchise and the Oscar-nominated Joy during that time.

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone was the only new addition to this year's top 10

Former Friends star Jennifer Aniston's earnings of $21m (£15.9m) scored her fourth place while Chinese actress Fan Bingbing was fifth with her annual takings of $17m (£12.9m).

The only new addition to this year's list was Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who earned $10m (£7.6m) to take 10th place.

According to Forbes, Padukone earns considerably less than her Hollywood counterparts for her on-screen roles, but supplements her income with multiple lucrative endorsements.

Charlize Theron, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts and Mila Kunis completed the top 10.

A separate list of highest-paid male actors will be published on Thursday.