These are the highest paid people in showbiz: 580 million dollars in a year | Stars

entertainment">Jackson owes his first place mainly to the sale of the company Weta Digital, which produces visual effects for films. Here the director has according to Forbes earned $600 million in cash and $375 million in stock. Jackson is, after Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, the third person on Earth to become a billionaire by making movies.

entertainment">Furthermore, the top 10 of Forbes mainly consists of older musicians who have sold their catalog and made a lot of money from it, such as Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon.

entertainment">Other artists in the top 10, such as Kanye West, Jay-Z and actor Dwayne Johnson, made their hundreds of millions in part thanks to lucrative sponsorship deals. Another notable duo in the top 10 are Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park and the hit musical Book of Mormon† They have signed a $900 million contract with Paramount to develop a number of films and series within six years.

entertainment">The first woman on the list is actress and producer Reese Witherspoon, who took twelfth spot. She earned a lot of money with her production house Hello Sunshine and her lead role in Apple TV hit The Morning Show.

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