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Forbes highest paid celebrities
| July 7th, 2015 at 3:44:04 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Obviously Forbes cannot distinguish between an individual and a Group or a Team, but 9/50 of the top paid celebrities are women. Do you think you will live to see the day when it gets anywhere near 20/50? I don't get Katy Perry. She is certainly talented, but not compared to many singers. #1 Floyd Mayweather $300 M #2 Manny Pacquiao #3 Katy Perry <======= $135 M #4 One Direction #5 Howard Stern #6 Garth Brooks #7 James Patterson #8 Robert Downey Jr. #8 Taylor Swift <======= $80 M #10 Cristiano Ronaldo #11 Rush Limbaugh #12 Ellen DeGeneres <======= $75 M #13 Lionel Messi #14 The Eagles #15 Dr. Phil McGraw #16 Roger Federer #17 Calvin Harris #18 LeBron James #19 Justin Timberlake #20 David Copperfield #21 Sean Combs #21 Gordon Ramsay #21 Ryan Seacrest #24 Fleetwood Mac #25 Lady Gaga <======= $59 M #26 Rolling Stones #27 Ed Sheeran #28 Jay Z #29 Beyoncé Knowles <======= $54.5 M #30 Kevin Durant #31 Elton John #32 Toby Keith #33 Kim Kardashian <=======$52.5 M #34 Jennifer Lawrence <=======$52.0 M #35 Paul McCartney #36 Phil Mickelson #37 Tiger Woods #38 Jackie Chan #39 Kobe Bryant #40 Ben Roethlisberger #41 Rory McIlroy #42 Novak Djokovic #43 Vin Diesel #43 Judy Sheindlin <======= $47 M #45 Michael Bublé #46 Gisele Bündchen <======= $44 M #47 Jason Aldean #48 Luke Bryan #49 Kenny Chesney #50 Bradley Cooper $41.5 M |
| July 7th, 2015 at 4:25:51 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
When women's sports take off. Or when men's sports tank. Do the math.
I do. I don't get Taylor Swift. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| July 7th, 2015 at 4:29:21 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 148 Posts: 25978 | Limbaugh is in the $75 mil a year range now? It was 50 a few years ago. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| July 7th, 2015 at 6:07:35 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195 |
As always it depends. Singers are entering a new world with different revenue streams from decades past. You do not make money being a singer, you make it by making yourself a brand. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |
| July 8th, 2015 at 3:10:58 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Expanding the list from top 50 to top 100. There are only 7 in the next 50 with 4 women as part of the 6 way tie for the bottom of the list. Presumably Oprah is no longer considered a celebrity by Forbes. Rank Name Age Earnings Category #3 Katy Perry 30 $135 M Musicians #8 Taylor Swift 25 $80 M Musicians #12 Ellen DeGeneres 57 $75 M Personalities #25 Lady Gaga 29 $59 M Musicians #29 Beyoncé Knowles 33 $54.5 M Musicians #33 Kim Kardashian 34 $52.5 M Personalities #34 Jennifer Lawrence 24 $52 M Actresses #43 Judy Sheindlin 72 $47 M Personalities #46 Gisele Bündchen-Brazil 34 $44 M Models #65 Scarlett Johansson 30 $35.5 M Actresses #82 Britney Spears 33 $31 M Musicians #88 Maria Sharapova-Russia 28 $29.5 M Athletes #95 Miranda Lambert 31 $28.5 M Musicians #95 Jennifer Lopez 45 $28.5 M Musicians #95 Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting 29 $28.5 M Television actresses #95 Sofía Vergara 42 $28.5 M Television actresses |
| July 9th, 2015 at 9:30:31 AM permalink | |
| jml24 Member since: Dec 6, 2012 Threads: 0 Posts: 26 |
I don't believe the relationship between talent, celebrity, and income is that strong. There is a LOT of randomness in who becomes a celebrity. For any celebrity there is a combination of talent, work, and luck required to make it big. Look at Kim Kardashian at $52 million. The world is full of people that are harder working, more talented, and better looking. For every pop star there are thousands that are just as talented but didn't meet the right manager, didn't choose the right song, didn't play the right club when such and such famous person was there. One Direction? Who is even going to remember them in 10 years. Some of these celebrities are in areas more related to actual work. Look at someone like Gordon Ramsay. He worked his way up through the food industry for decades. Even then, his success still depended on getting a good review from the right person at the right time, meeting the right people, etc. |
| July 9th, 2015 at 9:43:33 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 76 Posts: 12501 |
Who is highest rated that you have no idea who the person is? For me its 27 Ed Sheeran. I know everybody above him. Who is Ed Sheeran, never heard of him. Anybody here familiar with Ed Sheeran? Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| July 9th, 2015 at 10:03:28 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
1, 4, 7 and 10 among the top ten. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| July 9th, 2015 at 11:22:56 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 76 Posts: 12501 |
Sports and a boy band. Not surprising. Author, well, in my opinion, not that good so that does not surprise me either. I know James Patterson because I read one of his books. Surprised he is on the list because he did not hook me with one book. Generally If I read a good book, I read every book by the author, didn't happen with Patterson Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| July 9th, 2015 at 11:35:09 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
They used to put famous authors on the TV show Castle. Here is James Patterson with Stephen Cannel guest starring: JP is working on his 150th book with 23 of them featuring Alex Cross. His first book was published in 1976, and the first Alex Cross book published in 1993. You combine steady book sales with sales of scripts for movies, and you can get a pretty high income.  Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is the most valuable sports team in the world, worth $3.4 billion, and Cristiano Ronaldo is their superstar. |