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List of Hollywood's highest paid Stars, James Cameron is in the top list.
The list is limited to creative figures stars, directors, producers & to the money they earn from film. Vanity Fair estimation exclude executives or agents, fee & didn't count earnings from non film related projects, such as Steve Carell's fees for starring on The Office or Jennifer Aniston's for appearing in SmartWater ads.Is about star's up front advance for a given film as well as his or her share of the movie's profits, assuming there were any. [Often, the lion's share of fees for a 2010 release may have actually been paid in 2009 & that is not counted in this year's list.]
1. James Cameron
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [Creative Artists Agency]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $257 MILLION
$248 million: Avatar [back end for writing, producing, & directing, based on 2010 worldwide box office gross of $1.95 billion, & share of DVD & pay television revenue; excludes $50 million earned in 2009]
$5 million: Avatar [share of toy licensing, other revenue]
$4 million: Older film revenue [such as: back end & royalties from earlier projects, other payments]
2. Johnny Depp
ACTOR [United Talent Agency]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $100 MILLION
$40 million: Alice in Wonderland [back end for starring in Tim Burton film, based on worldwide gross of $1.02 billion]
$35 million: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides [up front money for starring in next installment of Jerry Bruckheimer's waterlogged but ludicrously profitable franchise]
$20 million: The Tourist [fee for co starring in one of the year's bigger flops alongside Angelina Jolie]
$5 million: Older film revenue
3. Steven Spielberg
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $80 MILLION
$50 million: Universal theme park royalties & consulting fees
$20 million: War Horse [fee for directing & producing upcoming World War I drama]
$10 million: Older film revenue
4. Christopher Nolan
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $71.5 MILLION
$69 million: Inception [back end for writing, producing, & directing, based on worldwide gross of $823 million, & share of DVD & pay TV revenue]
$2.5 million: Older film revenue
5. Leonardo DiCaprio
ACTOR [Special Artists Agency]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $62 MILLION
$59 million: Inception [back end for starring in somewhat convoluted Christopher Nolan film]
$3 million: Back end for starring in somewhat convoluted Martin Scorsese film Shutter Island, older film revenue
6. Tim Burton
DIRECTOR [William Morris Endeavor]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $53 MILLION
$50 million: Alice in Wonderland [back end for directing, based on worldwide gross of $1.02 billion, & share of DVD & pay TV revenue]
$3 million: Older film revenue
7. Adam Sandler
ACTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER [WME]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $50 MILLION
$25 million: Just Go with It [fee for producing & starring in upcoming comedy opposite Jennifer Aniston]
$20 million: Jack & Jill [fee for producing & starring in upcoming comedy with Katie Holmes & Al Pacino]
$3 million: Grown Ups [back end for starring & writing, based on worldwide gross of $271 million, plus share of DVD & pay TV revenue]
$2 million: Older film revenue
8. Todd Phillips
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $34 MILLION
$15 million: The Hangover Part II [fee for writing, producing, & directing]
$13 million: The Hangover [back end for producing & directing; excludes $39 million earned in 2009]
$3 million: Due Date [back end for producing & directing, based on worldwide gross of $200 million, as of December 31, 2010]
$2 million: Older film revenue
$1 million: Project X [fee for producing upcoming low budget comedy]
9. Taylor Lautner
ACTOR [WME]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $33.5 million
$12.5 million: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 [fee for co starring in upcoming penultimate Twilight film]
$12.5 million: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 [fee for co starring in upcoming final Twilight film]
$7.5 million: Abduction [fee for starring in upcoming John Singleton thriller]
$1 million: Older film revenue, mostly from Twilight franchise
10. Robert Downey Jr.
ACTOR [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $31.5 MILLION
$15 million: Fee for starring in upcoming untitled Sherlock Holmes sequel
$12 million: Iron Man 2 [back end, based on worldwide gross of $627 million, & share of DVD & pay TV revenue]
$3.5 million: Sherlock Holmes [back end, based on worldwide gross of $523 million, & share of DVD & pay TV revenue]
$1 million: Older film revenue
11. Will Smith
ACTOR, PRODUCER [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $29 MILLION
$20 million: Men in Black III [fee for starring in upcoming franchise resuscitation]
$5.5 million: The Karate Kid [back end for producing, based on worldwide gross of $358 million, plus share of DVD & pay TV revenue]
$3.5 million: Older film revenue
12. Joe Roth
PRODUCER [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $28.5 MILLION
$27.5 million: Alice in Wonderland [back end for producing, based on worldwide gross of $1.02 billion, & share of DVD & pay TV revenue]
$1 million: Older film revenue
13. Kristen Stewart
ACTRESS [The Gersh Agency]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $28.5 MILLION [2009 rank: 37]
$12.5 million: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 [fee for co starring]
$12.5 million: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 [fee for co starring]
$2.5 million: On the Road [fee for starring in long aborning adaptation of the Jack Kerouac classic]
$1 million: Older film revenue, mostly from Twilight franchise
14. Jerry Bruckheimer
PRODUCER [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $27.5 MILLION
$10 million: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides [fee for producing fourth installment of his lucrative Johnny Depp vehicle]
$10 million: Annual first look production deal with Disney
$7.5 million: Older film revenue
15. Robert Pattinson
ACTOR [WME]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $27.5 MILLION
$12.5 million: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 [fee for co starring]
$12.5 million: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 [fee for co starring]
$1.5 million: Water for Elephants [fee for starring alongside Reese Witherspoon in upcoming literary adaptation]
$1 million: Fee for starring in upcoming costume drama Bel Ami; older film revenue, mostly from Twilight franchise
16. Jason Blum & Oren Peli
PRODUCER; WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $26.5 MILLION [2009 rank: 27]
$19 million: Paranormal Activity 2 [for producing, based on worldwide gross of $169 million]
$7.5 million: Paranormal Activity [share of DVD & pay TV revenue]
17. Tyler Perry
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [WME]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $25 MILLION
$13 million: Why Did I Get Married Too? [back end for writing, directing, & producing, & share of DVD revenue]
$8 million: I Can Do Bad All by Myself [share of DVD revenue]
$2 million: Precious [share of DVD revenue]
$2 million: Older film revenue
18. Jennifer Aniston
ACTRESS [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $24.5 MILLION
$10 million: Just Go with It [fee for co starring in Adam Sandler comedy]
$8 million: Wanderlust [fee for starring in upcoming Judd Apatow produced film]
$6 million: Horrible Bosses [fee for starring in upcoming workplace comedy]
$500,000: Older film revenue
19. Jon Favreau
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $24 MILLION [2009 rank:]
$12 million: Iron Man 2 [back end for directing & producing, based on worldwide gross of $627 million, & share of DVD & pay TV revenue]
$10 million: Cowboys & Aliens [fee for directing & producing]
$2 million: Older film revenue
20. Nicolas Cage
ACTOR [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $23.5 MILLION [2009 rank: 17]
$7.5 million: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance [fee for starring in upcoming supernatural sequel]
$7 million: Trespass [fee for playing an angry husband alongside Nicole Kidman in upcoming thriller]
$6 million: Drive Angry [fee for playing an angry father in upcoming revenge drama]
$1 million: The Croods [fee for voice work in upcoming DreamWorks animated film]
$2 million: Older film revenue
21. Angelina Jolie
ACTRESS [Media Talent Group]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $23.5 MILLION
$19 million: The Tourist [fee for co starring alongside Johnny Depp]
$2.5 million: Fee for writing & directing untitled Bosnian war drama
$1 million: Kung Fu Panda 2 [fee for voice work in animated DreamWorks sequel]
$1 million: Older film revenue
22. Sandra Bullock
ACTRESS [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $22 MILLION
$20 million: The Blind Side [back end, based on worldwide gross of $309 million, plus share of DVD & pay TV revenue; excludes $15 million earned in 2009]
$2 million: Older film revenue
23. Brian Grazer & Ron Howard
PRODUCER; DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [CAA Howard]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS, COMBINED: $21 MILLION
$10 million: The Dilemma [Howard's fee for directing Vince Vaughn comedy]
$2.5 million: The Dilemma [joint fee for producing]
$2.5 million: Cowboys & Aliens [joint fee for producing]
$2.5 million: Tower Heist [Grazer's fee for producing upcoming Ben Stiller comedy]
$2.5 million: Older film revenue
$1 million: Robin Hood [Grazer's share of DVD & pay TV revenue, for producing]
24. Christopher Meledandri
PRODUCER [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $21 MILLION
$17.5 million: Despicable Me [back end for producing, based on worldwide gross of $541 million]
$2.5 million: Hop [fee for producing upcoming animated Easter Bunny story]
$1 million: Older film revenue, mostly from the Ice Age franchise
25. Joel Silver
PRODUCER [WME]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $21 MILLION
$18 million: Sherlock Holmes [back end for producing, based on worldwide gross of $523 million, & share of DVD & pay TV revenue]
$3 million: Older film revenue
26. Owen Wilson
ACTOR [United Talent Agency]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $19.5 MILLION
$8 million: Hall Pass [fee for starring in upcoming Farrelly brothers comedy]
$8 million: The Big Year [fee for co starring in upcoming comedy with Jack Black]
$2.5 million: Cars 2 [fee for voice work for upcoming Pixar sequel]
$1 million: Older film revenue
27. Vince Vaughn
ACTOR [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $18.5 MILLION
$17.5 million: The Dilemma [fee for starring]
$1 million: Older film revenue
28. Daniel Craig
ACTOR [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $18 MILLION
$6 million: Cowboys & Aliens [fee for starring in upcoming Jon Favreau spoof]
$6 million: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [fee for starring in upcoming first installment of inevitable suspense franchise]
$5 million: Dream House [fee for starring in upcoming crime thriller with Naomi Watts]
$1 million: Older film revenue
29. Vin Diesel
ACTOR, PRODUCER [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $18 MILLION
$15 million: Fast Five [fee for producing & starring in upcoming The Fast & the Furious fivequel]
$3 million: Older film revenue
30. Ben Stiller
ACTOR, PRODUCER [WME]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $18 MILLION
$15 million: Tower Heist [fee for starring in upcoming action comedy]
$1 million: The Big Year [fee for producing upcoming Owen Wilson comedy]
$2 million: Older film revenue
31. Steve Carell
ACTOR, PRODUCER [WME]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $17.5 MILLION
$15 million: Crazy, Stupid, Love [fee for starring in & producing upcoming romantic comedy]
$2.5 million: Older film revenue
32. Martin Scorsese
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [WME]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $17 MILLION
$10 million: Hugo Cabret [fee for directing & producing upcoming 3 D adventure film starring Sacha Baron Cohen]
$3.5 million: Shutter Island [back end for directing & producing, based on worldwide gross of $295 million, & share of DVD & pay TV revenue]
$3.5 million: Older film revenue
33. Katherine Heigl
ACTRESS, PRODUCER [Paradigm]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $16 MILLION
$15 million: One for the Money [fee for producing & starring in upcoming romantic cop comedy]
$1 million: Older film revenue
34. Tom Cruise
ACTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $14.5 MILLION
$12.5 million: Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol [fee for writing, producing, & starring in upcoming fourth M.I. movie]
$2 million: Older film revenue
35. Shia LaBeouf
ACTOR [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $16 MILLION
$15 million: Transformers: Dark of the Moon [fee for starring in Michael Bay's upcoming, third Transformers movie]
$1 million: Older film revenue
36. Reese Witherspoon
ACTRESS [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $14.5 MILLION
$12 million: This Means War [fee for starring in upcoming romantic comedy directed by McG]
$2 million: Water for Elephants [fee for co starring in upcoming drama with Robert Pattinson]
$500,000: Older film revenue
37. Hugh Jackman
ACTOR [WME]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $14 MILLION
$9 million: Real Steel [fee for starring in upcoming Shawn Levy movie]
$2 million: Butter [fee for starring in upcoming Weinstein Co. film]
$1.5 million: Snow Flower & the Secret Fan [fee for starring in small art house film]
$1.5 million: Older film revenue
38. Shawn Levy
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [WME]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $14 MILLION
$10 million: Real Steel [fee for directing & producing upcoming robotic action film starring Hugh Jackman]
$4 million: Older film revenue, mostly from the Night at the Museum franchise
DIRECTOR [CAA]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $13.5 MILLION
$7.5 million: Fee for directing untitled Sherlock Holmes sequel
$6 million: Sherlock Holmes [back end for directing, based on worldwide gross of $523 million, & share of DVD & pay TV revenue]
40. Eddie Murphy
ACTOR [WME]
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS:$13 MILLION
$7.5 million:Tower Heist [fee for co starring in action comedy with Ben Stiller]
$4 million:Shrek Forever After [back end bonus]
$1.5 million: Older film revenue
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