

Tyler Perry ($175 million) Tyler Perry Getty Images for Baby2Baby The collaboration also allowed Parker and Stone to create 14 original “South Park” films for the streaming service. The exclusive deal will earn them $935 million over a six-year period. The “South Park” creators pocketed $160 million due to a contract they signed with Paramount+ in 2021. Trey Parker and Matt Stone ($160 million) Matt Stone and Trey Parker Getty Images for Comedy Central In 2019, all the show’s seasons made the transition from FX to Disney+, which gave the pair a previously unreported $105 million annually, according to Forbes.

More than 700 episodes have been produced since the sitcom’s premiere in 1989. The creators of the hit animated comedy “The Simpsons” earned over $100 million last year. Brooks and Matt Groening ($105 million) James L. He also earned about $113 million after cashing in on fees from a deal he made in December where he sold a majority of his production company, Plan B Entertainment, to Mediawan. In 2022, the Oscar winner starred in flicks such as “Bullet Train,” “Babylon” and “The Lost City.” Brad Pitt ($100 million) Brad Pitt GC Images Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones made over $8.5 million per night on their European tour last year, called Sixty, where the band played 15 cities around the continent. The Rolling Stones ($98 million) Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP The director received at least $95 million from his film “Avatar: The Way of Water.”Ĭameron is one of the highest-grossing directors of all time, having been at the helm of 1997’s “Titanic” and 2009’s “Avatar.” 7. James Cameron ($95 million) James Cameron Getty Images

Swift has been on the highest-earners list six times in the past, topped the list in 2019 and remains the only woman on the list. Taylor Swift ($92 million) Taylor Swift Getty Imagesĭespite the country-pop superstar’s successful “Midnights” album, which made her the first artist in history to snag the Top 10 spots of the Billboard Hot 100 list simulatneously, most of her $92 million comes from her back catalog of songs released in past years. The “Bullet Train” actor also secured endorsement deals with brands such as Corona, Cheetos and Adidas. The Puerto Rican rapper sold over $400 million worth of tickets from his two tours, El Último Tour del Mundo and the World’s Hottest Tour. Bad Bunny ($88 million) Bad Bunny Getty Images for The Recording Academy Here’s a list of 2022’s Top 10! Forbes announced their list of the Top 10 highest earners in the entertainment industry. The top earners in 2022 collected about $1.35 billion - just half as much as last year’s list, which boasted entertainers such as Kanye West, Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen. The group of high earners also includes a number of filmmakers and TV creators, like the dynamic duos behind “The Simpsons” and “South Park.” Music icon Taylor Swift is the only woman on the list, and she joins fellow solo acts Bad Bunny and Sting and bands the Rolling Stones and Genesis. 1įorbes mocked as another ’30 Under 30′ honoree joins the ranks of Elizabeth Holmes, SBF as fraudstersįorbes just dropped their list of the 10 highest-paid entertainers in the world in 2022. Taylor Swift is now the 2nd richest self-made woman in music - but still far off from being No. Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner battle to be richest sister - but only one is a billionaire Playboy Bunny, Disney chipmunk, Pentagon leaker: How Forbes female billionaires got started
