Jay-Z and Beyonce have just topped a list of Hollywood’s richest couples.Obviously they’re so high ranking because both of these two business savvy.From 2007-2008 Jay-Z brought in $82 million from his deal with Live Nation, while Beyonce has raked in $80 million through everything she does in fashion, music, etc.The rest of the richest couples are:
- 1. Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles – $162 million
- 2. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith – $85 million
- 3. David Beckham and Victoria Beckham – $58 million
- 4. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill – $35 million
5. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie – $34 million- 6. Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann – $30 million
- 7. Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani – $28 million
- 8. Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman – $25 million
9. Tony Parker and Eva Longoria Parker – $22.5 million
10. Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart – $22 million
Personally I’m surprised not to see Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes on there.He always earns an insane amount for his movies and she’s got to be getting paid big bucks for all the campaigns she’s in!And who would have guessed that Harrison and Calista are still racking it in!Are you surprised to see any of these names on the list?And who did you think was really rich that didn’t actually make the top ten?
i don’t get that campaigns comment either. my guess is that katie spent all tom’s money doing retail therapy.
My guess is the numbers are based on total earnings…not including expenses or charitable donations…
Jay-Z and Beyonce work really hard…they own record labels, clothing lines, as well as she has two movies coming out soon, and most artist make their money touring, and she has a huge fan base world wide. I also assume they both have production credits, which allows them more royalties as an artist.
Just goes to show that the real money in hollywood is made behind the scenes. The owners of the labels, studios, fashion lines…they are the ones that are really bringing in the dough.
Some people are so gullible (at Free Mason comment), maybe he is…maybe he isn’t…but the comment to your post is what got me…I believe half of what I see, and none of what I hear.
I think Beyonce needs to get a better weave with all that money she just earned!! Her ego, officially got bigger!
it’s how much they earn not how much they spent…it doesn’t matter how much money they donate on charities – it’s a tax write off anyway. I’m suprise that Brad and Angie only made 34 mil…I thought they would be in the 100 millions.
Beyonce is a greedy monkey faced diva. I heard that she hoards all that cash cause she started out poor.
i think anonymous is one of Jay-z’s ex-girlfriends. I am seriously disturbed at how critical you (anonymous) people are on this site. Bitter much?
-I heard that she hoards all that cash cause she started out poor. first of all, its not true. Her dad was an executive for IBM (six figures, upper middle class) and that was back in the 80s.
And second, so what!!!! I would too. I can’t understand why YOU have a problem with that. If she went broke after having all that money, you’d complain about that too.
And Anonymous that had a problem with Beyonce’s ring
-how much time and money do you give to charity??????
Its not like its a couple on a reality show. Beyonce (like her or not) works her ass off, and she was paid for it. Just like you work and you get paid. She’s not cancelling concerts, claiming exhaustion etc. she toured earlier this year (no cancellations) recorded an album and filmed a movie. Check her Wikipedia. Its a mile long.
You (anonymous) should all take all the effort that you put toward tearing others down, and work on yourself. Start with the man in the mirror, lol
-michael Jackson
I don’t even like B that much but the hateration was astonishing. Get a life!
I can’t believe the world is like this. People are STARVING in parts of the world, and yet two people can have 162 million dollars. That is So wrong.
i agree. it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Hey people, CapturingLife said it right, but none of you “got it”…….read the first paragraph of the article where they state the 2007-2008 incomes of Jay Z ($82 million) and Beyonce ($80 million) total the $162 million mentioned. Therefore, the Top 10 List is showing each couples’ combined income for 2007-2008 only.
Got it? This list is NOT their total net worth…………just one year!
i´m prett sure this list is absolute bogus. beyonce and jay-z? of course, but when tom cruise and nicole kidman were divorced she got more than 100 million dollars, which was half of the mone he earned during their marriage, so there is no way, she (and keith together!) are down to 25 million. same with tom, he has – at least – to be on 2nd spot if he had more than 100 million dollars by the time he and nicole were divorced. and by now he should´ve much more than that, given the fact that – as you say in our article – he always gets an insane amount of money!
i guess the list was completel made up b someone who didn´t even take 10 minutes to re-think it!
this list is false.
It should not say: “Hollywood’s richest couples”
What It should say: “Hollywood’s top earning couples from 2007-2008″
I highly doubt, that Beyonce and Jay-Z is the richest couple in hollywood, in total.
Well do you go to the movies, buy CD’s, magazines ect; That’s how these people make this money so instead of getting mad at them for being business smart why don’t you stop buying those things and donate to charity!
Why is this wrong? You have two people who work hard for their money. Where is it written that it is MANDATORY for celebs to donate their cash? Most people donate out of the kindness of their heart. A lot of celebs donate anoymously. If they wanted to take all their money and round around in it, it’s their right and their choice. They are not obligated to give it away…that would be a nice jesture but it’s not mandatory.
J. Z does anything for money, he was even paid to launch a water project in Africa (Nigeria). When you’re that greedy, u can f&%@k ur way to the richest man in the world… Who cares? When u die, u leave ur “stack of cash behind.”
I also realize that you can’t read everything posted online, however, if you do any type of research at all on Jay-Z, you will learn that the person who made the post is correct. Satanism has been linked to Jay-Z for several years. The triangle sign that he is well-known to hold up with his left eye in the triangle is the satanic symbol eye of lucifer. Also research clothing that Jay-Z wears, skulls & bones, red goat heads, etc….all satanic symbols. He has a song that states that illuniati is trying to get him, my guess, it did. He has another song when played backwards states murder murder Jesus, 666….I believe a pastor in Washington, D.C. pointed this out to his congregation to alert his young parishioners who idolize Jay-Z, to be careful. Lastly, the name Hova. We all know that God is also known as Jehovah = J-Hova. Why would a normal man, want to be called God?
Shoe Addict, you may as well be anonymous too…in fact, knowing someone’s name doesn’t really make a differene here. the fact that we all have opinions and are able to express them is life in the free world!
I agree….but what can we do about it? We can’t put a cap on what entertainers make, that wouldn’t be American. America was built on the premis of capitalism….how can we say now, stop making money and help the poor and less fortunate? I wish there was a way.
Mikkymike, I totally agree with you. Money will make them comfortable, and mos def their children and grandchildren too, but what matters most about your life is how you lived it!!
Kidman got a few millions from Cruise as divorce settlement, not 100m. Remember the bogus claim of TC that the marriage only lasted less than 10 years? And the list of earnings we are all discussing is just for the year 2007-2008, NOT TOTAL WEALTH.
wrong…the lists like Forbes depends on many projects you do each year.
TomKat were no.17 but mostly based on Katie’s play in NY. Tom didnt do a project yet till Valkyrie is out.
Tom was no.2 last time because he had back to back with MI-3 and War of the Worlds. If an A lister has no project then he wont make the lists its as simple as that.
This is not the total earnings. Once Tom works a lot he will be automatically on top again. You dont compare when other actresses are busy moms than business women. I agree it will change since Katie is now the Miu Miu model and when Broadway is over doing more movies skyrockets her fast. I admire them for not being too greedy and overexposing themselves to all this merchandise.It cheapens others image.
Look at the many offers they turn down on Suri alone even Katie.
Fact is that this is very true… Al Roker did a piece about this on the Today Show… 11/26/08 Where Beyonce Performed during the Toyota Concert series… Other true fact is that the donate a lot of their money to charity… Does anyone remember water for life… MTV did a whole documentary on Jay Z and how he single handedly went on a crusade to get clean water in African villages where they had no clean water and had to walk over 3 miles each way to get water… Millions of his own money he invested in having well build in these areas of Africa… What you might not know also is that every year during TUrkey Day and X-Mas… Jay Z personally has a truck load of turkeys given out to his former neighborhood in MArcy Project as well as on X-mas he has a truck load of toys given out to the community… Also did you know during 911 he was on eof the first people to donate a million for the families as well as he did for the Katrina victims… Beyonce also does a lot for under priveliged girls monetarily and with clothing donations… The both truly work hard and desrve the money they get and are very charitable with it… This is also public knowledge if you search forbes.com… I respect everyones opinion but what i have stated is fact… Please don’t take my word for it, research it…. Oh also did I forget to mention the concerts Jay also did for the victims of columbine and norfolk va shootings where he donated the monies of those concerts to victims or the free concerts he did to help get people registered to vote this year… I would say those are pretty good and noble things… As far as J Hova the God MC, he say in one of his lyrics I know Blasphemy, basically saying he is the best MC in the rap game, not claiming to be a God or the God or a false God Likee idol… Once again do the research and you will see that he has talked about this in interviews… Everyone have a great turkey with your fams and be blessed…
Also just so you know the net worth of Jay Z and Beyonce is about a billion dollars give or take a couple million… She’s worth about 400 mil and he is worth about 500 mil to 600 mil… You can check that on forbes.com as well…
Mind u, J Z was paid to do the water project in nigeria by the nigerian govt, i don’t know about other countries though.
thats a lot of money
Such ignorance. to the above bimbo Jay-z wasn’t paid to do the water project in Africa. You sound like a complete moron. What would be the purpose of paying Jay-z to do this, he is not a professional contractor in case you hadn’t noticed. If Africa had the money to pay contractors to build wells, does common sense tell you this would have been done many moons ago. Do your research thoroughly before you persist in blogging from an idiot point of view. The water project was a partnership project which included Jayz, it was his money combined with those he partnered with and the funds raised from his Water for Life Project that enabled him to undertake such a project the goal of which was set to build 1,000 water pumps in many African communities. He did this because he wanted to do something to help others. What the hell have you done Anonymous 11/28/09 @ 4.27 pm
To the above idiot. Jay-z wasn’t paid to do the water project in Africa. You sound like a Jackass, what would be the purpose of paying Jay-z to do this, he is not a professional contractor in case you hadn’t noticed. If Africa had the money to pay contractors to build wells, does common sense tell you this would have been done many moons ago. Do your research thoroughly before you persist in blogging from an idiot point of view. The water project was a partnership project which included Jayz, it was his money combined with those he partnered with and the funds raised from his Water for Life Project that enabled him to undertake such a project the goal of which was set to build 1,000 water pumps in many African communities. He did this because he wanted to do something to help others. What the hell have you done Anonymous 11/28/09 @ 4.27 pm
to the person who said, “I can’t believe the world is like this. People are STARVING in parts of the world, and yet two people can have 162 million dollars. That is So wrong.” Why is it wrong? Most might not make 162 million, but if I made $95,000 a year, $80,000 or even $65,000, would I be wrong for earning a salary? What is wrong with you? Do you think people don’t have the right to earn money? Should we all be starving because you think it’s wrong? My husband ate steak and potatoes the other night. Should he have opted instead for rice and water because other people are starving.
Not to be insensitive to the needs of the less fortunate, but it’s also insensitive to put a guilt trip on people who earn what they’re worth. How much do you make? Is it wrong that you earn a salary and probably live in a decent home and eat decent meals? Give it up then.
get the fuck over it.
selfish to say.
but poverty is a way of life.
we cant change that.
you cant help were you were born.
would you complain if you have more than 900million dollars?
be honnest with yourself, no fucking way would you think twice about povery. more like oo how will i spend my first million today… because to be honnest i would to. so dont sit there and right about how it makes you sick, your sick for writing that!
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Wow, they’re almost twice as rich as the #2 slot. I’m actually surprised that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt only have $34 million. Maybe because they give so much to charity? Tom Cruise I’m also surprised is missing.
Yeah…maybe Beyonce should jump on the F-ing bandwagon like Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie and donate more money to charity (instead of buying $70,000 tables!!!). Also, the size of her wedding ring is just as obnoxious as her greedy-ness.
this is the money they made before it was giving away to charity, plus this is only for a year all this people have a whoooooole lot more than this..jay-z and b have a net worth of 990 million at this point in time
Thats because it’s from 2007-2008. Not how much they are worth.
But Tom and Katie didn’t do alot from 2007-2008, did they? And Harrison got paid for Indy 4 and Calista for Bros and Sis……
And what campaigns is Katie in?
Tom Cruise must have been an oversight. Unless, he has given most of his money to xenu. When Nicole married Keith, I thought their combined income was a lot higher than that.
Katie Holmes does what campaigns????
the list makes me want to puke. these people don’t deserve this money!
It’s not about who deserves it or not…..Beyonce worked very hard since she was 8 years old to become a famous singer….who am I to say she didn’t pay her dues. My problem is how she’s earned her money…..yeah she has a good voice, but it’s the sex that sells….many great singers have come and gone without her stature, because they refuse to wear dress scantily or sexy for their careers. That’s messed up!
even though they aren’t married or anything, Vanessa Hudgens & Efron have to have a decent amount of money just from HSM
Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel
Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher
Chris Brown & Rihanna
Matthew Broderick and SJP
??? I guess they aren’t in the $20 mil bracket
Wow. I thought Brad and Angelina had WAY more money! Not that they’re like….in the poor house…and gonna be looking for a little shack anytime soon….but I really thought they had more than that!
thats only the money the made from the 1 june 07 to 1 june 08…… they have around 200 million plus!
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe if Brad and Angie did not give so much away they wound be at the top. Maybe these other couples should learn something from them. You never hear anthing about them giving to charities.
Some rich people giveto charity, they don’t announce it like Brad and Angie.
yea i agree. on the giving.. maybe they do and we just dont know it.. and when u think about it they all make the money b4 they give it away. so its still counted in the yearly earnings.. BUT REMEMBER THEY CAN BUY WHATEVER THE FUCK THEY WANT TO. YOU KNOW Y? BECAUSE ITS THEIR FUCKING MONEY. THAT THEY EARNED.!!!!!!!!!!! U DIDNT HELP THEM EARN IS SO DONT TELL THEM HOW TO SPEND IT!
erm, actually!
beyonce donaed all of her ‘dream girls’ movie salary to charity. so dont say she dont give any way when she does.
The fact that Jay-z and Beyonce are number one doesn’t surprise me at all. Jay-Z has his rocafella company/products, whatever, that have a lot to do with the Rockefeller. Hence the name. They are one of the most RICHEST families on this damn planet, next to Rotchilds.
Also, Jay-Z is a known closeted FREEMASON.
Without connections to the bad guys, he would have nothing.
The asshole sold his soul to money and he will pay for it in the end.
The funniest thing is, that people MISSED the message in the song UMBRELLA by Rhianna. Jay-Z knew about the upcoming Financial Crisis long before it happened and his rap-part in the song shows it. (The video is so clear of who is working behind these people, that it’s not even funny…)
From the Umbrella video;
What does 6 men, 6 women and 6 splashes of water form? 666.
Coincidence? Sadly no.
See these videos explain the real meaning behind Umbrella video;
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F94D769E3AF139A8
Wow who knew!
It was only for this last year – not “total wealth”.