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Who Are The Highest Paid Celebrities in Hollywood?

Forbes Magazine recently released their list of the top 10 highest paid celebrities in Hollywood for the past year. Media mogul Oprah Winfrey topped the list by earning $165 million from May 2011 through May 2012.

Oprah earned the majority of her money through O: The Oprah Magazine, spin-off shows like Dr. Phil and her Sirius radio deal. Due to her struggling cable network OWN and the final season of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the billionaire media mogul made $125 million less than the previous year.

Director Michael Bay came in second place earning $160 million thanks to his 3-D $1.1 billion blockbuster film Transformers:Dark of the Moon, Transformers merchandise, and even a Transformers thrill ride at Universal Studios.

Forbes Highest Paid Hollywood Celebrities Full List:

  1. Oprah Winfrey (OWN, O: The Oprah Magazine) -$165 million
  2. Michael Bay (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) – $160 million
  3. Steven Spielberg (DreamWorks) – $130 million
  4. Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) – $115 million
  5. Dr. Dre (Beats by Dr. Dre) – $110 million
  6. Tyler Perry (Tyler Perry Studios) – $105 million
  7. Howard Stern (Sirius Radio) – $95 million
  8. James Patterson (Novelist) – $94 million
  9. George Lucas (Star Wars/Industrial Light and Magic) – $90 million
  10. Simon Cowell (X-Factor/Syco Records) – $90 million
  11. Glenn Beck (GBTV/The Glenn Beck Program) – $80 million
  12. Elton John (Concerts/Gnomeo & Juliet) – $80 million
  13. Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol) – $75 million
  14. Dick Wolf (Law & Order franchise) – $70 million
  15. Rush Limbaugh (The Rush Limbaugh show) – $69 million
  16. Manny Pacquiao (Boxing/Endorsements) -$67 million
  17. Dr. Phil McGraw (Dr.Phil) – $64 million
  18. Donald Trump (The Apprentice) – $63 million
  19. Ryan Seacrest (American Idol/Keeping up with the Kardashians) – $59 million
  20. Britney Spears (Concerts/Femme Fatale) – $58 million

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