Forbes has put together its first ever list on the top earning Hollywood women, and not surprisingly to me, half the top earners are over 40.
(PS this list is different from the list of highest earning women celebrities which came out earlier)
The list:
Number 1: Oprah Winfrey $275 million
Number 2: Madonna $110 million
Number 3: Celine Dion $100 million
Number 4: Beyonce $87 million
Number 5: Stephenie Meyer $50 million
Number 6: Judge Judy $45 million
Number 7 (tie): Britney Spears $35 million
Number 7 (tie): Ellen Degeneres $35 million
Number 9: Tyra Banks $30 million
Number 10: Angelina Jolie $27 million
It’s so great that there are three women of color on the list.
Here how the list was compiled:
To compile the list of Hollywood’s 15 best-paid women, we looked at the top-earning actresses, writers, musicians and talking heads in the industry. We then talked to managers, agents and other Hollywood insiders to come up with estimates of their earnings between June 2008 and June 2009. For the sake of this list, we did not include musicians who perform in a group. So although the country band Sugarland earned $14 million, lead singer Jennifer Nettles could not be considered for the list.
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“It’s so great that there are three women of color on the list.”
….and one lesbian, too – Ellen Degeneres
pretty cool, I had no idea the list was so diverse.
And this… is why we are in a recesion.
I was actually shocked to see Tyra Banks on this list, I was not expecting that.
I am a huge Britney fan so seeing her make more then angelina puts a smile on my face