we neat to get to that tower. reporter: altogether her movies brought in almost $5 billion at the global box office. i like it. reporter: now she s taking on another children s movie that s suring to a hit and bringing home an estimated $15 million paycheck. is it true? reporter: shirr was the highest paid actress in hollywood without even appearing on the big screen and also the only woman to crack the top ten highest paid actors lists, making about $33 million. yeah. well i have a stupid income for what i do for a living. reporter: a lot of that cash came fra high-profile endorsements like her $10 million deal with louis vuitton but also has her own wine with brad pitt and her own jewelry line. now known more for what she gives back than what she makes. a very heavy experience. reporter: donates about one-third of her income to charity. given time and money to the u.n. refugee agency more than a decade visiting dozens of kurnlgts i love spending time