The Celebrity 100
The rich and famous have had
a great year--and a terrible one. Movie attendance dropped 8% last year as fans retreated to their home theaters, complaining of, among other things, high ticket prices. Can-do-no-wrong actors such as Nicole Kidman delivered the year's biggest turkeys ( Bewitched, anyone?). As a result, box office receipts fell 5% to $8.9 billion.
Breakups, babies and betrayals monopolized the headlines nearly eclipsing the careers of actors such as Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie. But generating headlines isn't enough to solidify your standing in Hollywood. A fat paycheck won't do it, either. Only a combination of earnings and sizzle will land a celebrity a coveted spot on our Celebrity 100 list of the most powerful names in the business. More...
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Angelina Exclusive: Saving The World--And Her Image
By Matthew Swibel
Angelina Jolie's lobbying work has won wide coverage of the plight of poor children in the Third World. It has also averted her own image disaster.
Video: Getting Serious With Jolie
Video: Rating The Stars
50 Cent: Secrets To Getting Rich On Rap
By Lea Goldman
Curtis (50 Cent) Jackson parlayed a thug image into a thriving business. You got a problem with that?
Video: 50 Cent Sees Gold
In Pictures: Somebodies--Somewhere Else
By Katarzyna Moreno
In their respective countries, these stars score the best tables.
In Pictures: Top Earning Dead Celebs
By Tiffany Black
A small group of iconic stars stay flush even after they're long gone.
Tyra Takes On Oprah
By Kiri Blakeley
With two hit TV shows and more on tap, Tyra Banks goes where no supermodel has gone before. Watch out, Ms. Winfrey.
The Digital Redemption
By Dorothy Pomerantz
Can Morgan Freeman persuade Hollywood to stopworrying and love the Internet?
Who Needs A Network?
By Scott Woolley
Not Jeff Macpherson, one of the first breakout stars of the new world of Internet television.
Virtually Famous
By Amanda Schupak
It took a million online friends to make comic Dane Cook a star.
The Opportunist
By Matthew Miller
Robin Leach, tracker of the rich and famous, now uses his red-carpet currency to get rich in Vegas.
Almost Famous
By Dorothy Pomerantz
So you really think those celebrity photos just happen? Think again.
Club Wars
By Matthew Miller
What Paris Hilton, Kelly Monaco and Britney Spears get to show up at Las Vegas nightclubs.
Cars Of The Stars
By Daniel Cavazos
Celebrity status and flashy cars seem to go hand in hand.
The Celebrity 100
1. Tom Cruise
2. Rolling Stones
3. Oprah Winfrey
4. U2
5. Tiger Woods
6. Steven Spielberg
7. Howard Stern
8. 50 Cent
9. Cast of The Sopranos
10. Dan Brown
11. Bruce Springsteen
12. Donald Trump
13. Muhammad Ali
14. Paul McCartney
15. George Lucas
16. Elton John
17. David Letterman
18. Phil Mickelson
19. J.K. Rowling
20. Brad Pitt
21. Peter Jackson
22. Dr. Phil McGraw
23. Jay Leno
24. Celine Dion
25. Kobe Bryant
26. Michael Jordan
27. Johnny Depp
28. Jerry Seinfeld
29. Simon Cowell
30. Michael Schumacher
31. Tom Hanks
32. Rush Limbaugh
33. Denzel Washington
34. Cast of Desperate
Housewives
35. Jennifer Aniston
35. Angelina Jolie
37. The Olsen Twins
38. Nicole Kidman
39. The Eagles
40. Rod Stewart
41. Shaquille O'Neal
42. Jerry Bruckheimer
43. David Beckham
44. Jessica Simpson
45. Andrew Lloyd Webber
46. LeBron James
47. Neil Diamond
48. Alex Rodriguez
49. Will Smith
50. Dick Wolf
51. Dave Matthews Band
52. Tom Brady
53. Ronaldinho
54. Jodie Foster
55. Ray Romano
56. Paris Hilton
57. Adam Sandler
58. Derek Jeter
59. Jennifer Lopez
60. Rick Warren
61. Scarlett Johansson
62. Katie Couric
63. Maria Sharapova
64. Valentino Rossi
65. Halle Berry
66. James Patterson
67. Leonardo DiCaprio
68. Kiefer Sutherland
69. Jim Carrey
70. Cameron Diaz
71. Gisele Bundchen
72. Renee Zellweger
73. Carson Palmer
74. Michelle Wie
75. Reese Witherspoon
76. Bill O'Reilly
77. Kate Moss
78. Diane Sawyer
79. Sean (Diddy) Combs
80. John Grisham
81. Rachael Ray
82. Dave Chappelle
83. Larry the Cable Guy
84. Tyra Banks
85. George Lopez
86. Regis Philbin
87. Serena Williams
88. Ryan Seacrest
89. Wolfgang Puck
90. Venus Williams
91. Annika Sorenstam
92. Matthew Broderick/
Nathan Lane
93. Mel Brooks
94. Emeril Lagasse
95. Nicole Richie
96. Heidi Klum
97. Mario Batali
98. Eric Idle/
Mike Nichols
99. Adriana Lima
100. Ty Pennington
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