The Celebrity 100 (original) (raw)
It was a year of conquest in Hollywood. The worldwide box office soared to a record 25.8billion,buoyedbyglobalblockbusterslikeDisney′sPiratesoftheCaribbean:DeadMan′sChestandSony′sDaVinciCode.Madonnareclaimedhertitleasthemightiestforceinmusic,thankstoherrecord−breakingConfessionstour,whichdrewoveramillionfansandgenerated25.8 billion, buoyed by global blockbusters like Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Sony's Da Vinci Code. Madonna reclaimed her title as the mightiest force in music, thanks to her record-breaking Confessions tour, which drew over a million fans and generated 25.8billion,buoyedbyglobalblockbusterslikeDisney′sPiratesoftheCaribbean:DeadMan′sChestandSony′sDaVinciCode.Madonnareclaimedhertitleasthemightiestforceinmusic,thankstoherrecord−breakingConfessionstour,whichdrewoveramillionfansandgenerated195 million in ticket sales. And golf ace Tiger Woods banked $100 million, more in a single year than any athlete in history.
Tinseltown's triumphs are reflected in this year's Celebrity 100, Forbes' annual list of the world's most powerful--and best-paid--celebrities. To generate the list, Forbes analyzes celebrity earnings, plus media metrics like Google hits, press mentions as compiled by Lexis/Nexis, TV/radio mentions from Factiva and the number of times an A-lister appears on the cover of 32 major consumer magazines.
| The Celebrity 100 Actors Actresses Male Athletes Female Athletes Authors Chefs Comedians Directors/Producers Kid Stars Models & Personalities Musicians Talking Heads New Faces Drop-Offs |
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Profiles
The king of reality TV, has survived a litany of flops. Now he's betting on movies and new fare for the Internet.
By David Serchuk
After 20 years of redneck humor, the comic woos a broader base on Fox.
By Mary Ellen Egan
His films are graphically violent and extremely profitable, and deplored by critics as "torture porn."
By Kiri Blakeley
A decade after she popped as the next "It" girl in Hollywood, Sandra perseveres.
By Amanda Schupak
This rocker has a band, a plan and a clothing line. Why sellouts have more fun.
By Devon Pendleton
The highbrow author declares war on copyright laws—in a bid to sell more books.
In Pictures
What's New With The Celebrity 100?
By Forbes Staff
We catch up with some of world's most powerful and best paid stars.
Party's Over For Hollywood's Bad Girls
By Lea Goldman
Though they monopolize the tabloids, Hollywood's crop of hard-partying starlets are suffering career hangovers.
By Jeryl Brunner
From Madonna in the Maldives to Johnny Depp in Jamaica, an inside look at the exclusive getaways of the Forbes Celebrity 100.
By Lea Goldman
These Celebrity 100 superstars headline some of the most lucrative movie franchises in film history.
By Forbes Staff
The latest measure of superstardom: How many friends have you got on your MySpace page?
By Chaniga Vorasarun
How much for that celebrity in the window?
By Devon Pendleton
Why HBO isn't sweating over the death of everyone's favorite mobsters.
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