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Tuesday 13 September 2011

All Hail Mr. Perry - The Highest Paid Man in Entertainment, beating Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Speilberg and others





Forbes magazine unveiled their list of the highest-paid men in the entertainment industry, looking at candidates' earnings between May 2010 and May 2011.

On the list are one actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), one director (Steven Spielberg), one producer (Jerry Bruckheimer), and Tyler Perry, who does all three jobs, in addition to also writing.

This is why Perry topped the list with earnings over $130 million in just one year, with most income coming from five very profitable movies and two TV series. He will next be seen as the lead in "I, Alex Cross," a prequel to "Along Came a Spider" and "Kiss the Girls."

Check out the full list below.

1. Tyler Perry - $130 million

2. Jerry Bruckheimer - $113 million

3. Steven Spielberg - $107 million

4. Elton John - $100 million

5. Simon Cowell - $90 million

6. James Patterson - $84 million

7. Dr. Phil McGraw - $80 million

8. Leonardo DiCaprio - $77 million

9. Howard Stern - $76 million

10. Tiger Woods - $75 million

Source: Forbes

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