Tyler Perry Tops Listing of Greatest Compensated Males in Entertainment

Playing an argumentative, plus-sized lady is a lucrative endeavor for Tyler Perry, who Forbes magazine on Monday named "entertainment's greatest compensated guy."our editor recommendsTop 10 Greatest Compensated Music Artists9 Greatest Compensated Entertainment CEOsHollywood's Top Earners PHOTOS: Hollywood's 10 Greatest-Compensated Stars Perry raked in $130 million in 12 several weeks beginning May 1, 2010, based on Forbes, not just from royalties connected together with his Madea movie franchise but additionally through Television shows Satisfy the Browns and House of Payne as well as other projects. STORY: Ashton Kutcher, Tim Allen, Kiefer Sutherland Are TV's Greatest-Compensated Stars Second to Perry about the Forbes listing of 10 is Jerry Bruckheimer, who gained $113 million because the 4th installment of Disney's Pirates from the Caribbean movie franchise capped $1 billion in the box office worldwide. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Top Earners Forbes stated it spoke to agents, lawyers, producers and a number of other associates to find out pretax gross earnings for Hollywood's heavyweights and this didn't subtract management, agent or legal costs. It's listing of entertainment's greatest compensated women is forthcoming. Among males, Steven Spielberg ranks third with $107 million and Elton John and Simon Cowell complete the very best 5, getting gained $100 million and $90 million, correspondingly. Author James Patterson isn't any. 6 with $84 million. Perry, actually, will star as Alex Mix, among Patterson's popular protagonists, inside a Summit Entertainment film due the coming year. Leonardo Di Caprio may be the lone actor out there and Tiger Forest the only real athlete. The entire list is here now. Related Subjects Pirates from the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Madea's Large Happy Family House of Payne Satisfy the Browns Elton John Jerry Bruckheimer Leonardo DiCaprio Simon Cowell Steven Spielberg Tyler Perry Wally Disney Pictures Tiger Forest Summit Entertainment