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man-bear-pig on 28 August 2012

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2012/08/27/oprah-winfrey-tops-our-list-of-the-highest-paid-celebrities/

1 Oprah Winfrey $165 million 
2 Michael Bay $160 million 
3 Steven Spielberg $130 million 
4 Jerry Bruckheimer $115 million 
5 Dr. Dre $110 million 
6 Tyler Perry $105 million 
7 Howard Stern $95 million 
8 James Patterson $94 million 
9 George Lucas $90 million 
10 Simon Cowell $90 million 
11 Glenn Beck $80 million 
12 Elton John $80 million 
13 Tom Cruise $75 million 
14 Dick Wolf $70 million 
15 Rush Limbaugh $69 million 
16 Manny Pacquiao $67 million 
17 Dr. Phil McGraw $64 million 
18 Donald Trump $63 million 
19 Ryan Seacrest $59 million 
20 Britney Spears $58 million 

 



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man-bear-pig on 28 August 2012
spurgeonryan said:

Anyone know what ioi made this year?


£100,000



My prediction threads:

Wii U will sell under 40m units (made on 14th September 2012)

PS Vita will sell under 20m units (made on 30th September 2012)

Wii U will sell under 7m in 2013 - I was right

Halo 4 first 9 weeks sales prediction

PS4 to be down YOY in 2015

crissindahouse on 28 August 2012
spurgeonryan said:
man-bear-pig said:
spurgeonryan said:

Anyone know what ioi made this year?


£100,000

@bold
What is that? Monopoly money?

 

You mean $160,000?

 

 

I am surprised that Christopher nolan did not make more this year!

monopoly money is more worth than the dollar? what is the dollar then? toilet paper?



AndrewWK on 28 August 2012

a black Women is the best paid celebrity.
Does anyone else see this irony?



TruckOSaurus on 28 August 2012

I really don't get how that crazy nut job Tom Cruise is still in demand in Hollywood.



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WiiBox3 on 28 August 2012
crissindahouse said:
spurgeonryan said:
man-bear-pig said:
spurgeonryan said:

Anyone know what ioi made this year?


£100,000

@bold
What is that? Monopoly money?

 

You mean $160,000?

 

 

I am surprised that Christopher nolan did not make more this year!

monopoly money is more worth than the dollar? what is the dollar then? toilet paper?





Cyrus_ATX on 28 August 2012
spurgeonryan said:
man-bear-pig said:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2012/08/27/oprah-winfrey-tops-our-list-of-the-highest-paid-celebrities/

1 Oprah Winfrey $165 million 
She has a failing magazine and network. Plus she does not have her show anymore. How in the Hell did she still make that much? :P
2 Michael Bay $160 million 
Makes sense.
3 Steven Spielberg $130 million 
Not because of his movies, but he has games and tv shows now as well.
4 Jerry Bruckheimer $115 million 
Yep.
5 Dr. Dre $110 million 
I am guessing off royalties and the occassional beat that he produces for someone?
6 Tyler Perry $105 million 
No idea how. His movies are not that big.
7 Howard Stern $95 million 
Makes sense
8 James Patterson $94 million 
200 books a year, makes sense.
9 George Lucas $90 million 
From what? The Tv show, books, and putting movies in 3D?
10 Simon Cowell $90 million 
Still? X-Factor must be bigger than I thought!
11 Glenn Beck $80 million 
Huh?
12 Elton John $80 million
From where? 
13 Tom Cruise $75 million 
Ok, yeah.
14 Dick Wolf $70 million 
The hell is this?
15 Rush Limbaugh $69 million 
Color me surprised!
16 Manny Pacquiao $67 million 
Holy Shit!
17 Dr. Phil McGraw $64 million 
From his role in Scary movie? That show of his is daytime garbage. How in the hell do these people do this?
18 Donald Trump $63 million 
Investments and that show. Investments should not count, and neither should he.
19 Ryan Seacrest $59 million 
He is everywhere. This guy works hard for a measily 60 million.
20 Britney Spears $58 million 
Concerts and Cd's and Magazine covers. Makes sense.
Anyone know what ioi made this year?

 



Dick Wolf $70 million 

The hell is this?
Dick Wolf is the creator and producer of the hit tv show Law and Order, Law and Order SVU and Law and Order UK.





oldschoolfool on 28 August 2012

Number three is kind of shocking. I can't remember the last good movie,that he made.



ultima on 28 August 2012
oldschoolfool said:
Number three is kind of shocking. I can't remember the last good movie,that he made.

Isn't the same true for numbers 2 and 9?



           

Kasz216 on 28 August 2012
spurgeonryan said:
man-bear-pig said:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2012/08/27/oprah-winfrey-tops-our-list-of-the-highest-paid-celebrities/

1 Oprah Winfrey $165 million 
She has a failing magazine and network. Plus she does not have her show anymore. How in the Hell did she still make that much? :P
2 Michael Bay $160 million 
Makes sense.
3 Steven Spielberg $130 million 
Not because of his movies, but he has games and tv shows now as well.
4 Jerry Bruckheimer $115 million 
Yep.
5 Dr. Dre $110 million 
I am guessing off royalties and the occassional beat that he produces for someone?
6 Tyler Perry $105 million 
No idea how. His movies are not that big.
7 Howard Stern $95 million 
Makes sense
8 James Patterson $94 million 
200 books a year, makes sense.
9 George Lucas $90 million 
From what? The Tv show, books, and putting movies in 3D?
10 Simon Cowell $90 million 
Still? X-Factor must be bigger than I thought!
11 Glenn Beck $80 million 
Huh?
12 Elton John $80 million
From where? 
13 Tom Cruise $75 million 
Ok, yeah.
14 Dick Wolf $70 million 
The hell is this?
15 Rush Limbaugh $69 million 
Color me surprised!
16 Manny Pacquiao $67 million 
Holy Shit!
17 Dr. Phil McGraw $64 million 
From his role in Scary movie? That show of his is daytime garbage. How in the hell do these people do this?
18 Donald Trump $63 million 
Investments and that show. Investments should not count, and neither should he.
19 Ryan Seacrest $59 million 
He is everywhere. This guy works hard for a measily 60 million.
20 Britney Spears $58 million 
Concerts and Cd's and Magazine covers. Makes sense.
Anyone know what ioi made this year?

 




Dr. Dre owns his own rap label along with being a producers on a bunch of rappers albums.

George Lucas gets money for EVEYRTHING sold with Star Wars on it.  All the merchandising, TV shows... videogames...

Simon Cowell not only has those TV shows, but he manages singers nd has his own company.  He's repsonisble for the return of the "boy band"


Glenn Beck owns a publishing company, gold sponsership deal and a internet tv netweork GBTV which apparently is really profitable and full of subscribers.


Al Gore should take a look at that and see if it's a better model for "Reason" tv.