Inviato da Andrea Bedeschi
Notizia | 03/02/2011 ( ore 12.20 ) : Vanity Fair ha pubblicato la classifica delle 40 star di Hollywood che hanno guadagnato di più nel corso del 2010. Ovviamente, si tratta di stime e non di dati precisi al 100% (anche se si tratta di numeri del tutto plausibili). naturalmente, al primo posto c'è James Cameron che con Avatar batte tutto e tutti. Da notare come Steven Spielberg, al terzo posto con 80 milioni di $, ha guadagnato ben 60 milioni di dollari senza fare nulla, dato che si tratta d'introiti ricavati dalle royalties dei parchi tematici di Universal e dalle rendite dei suoi vecchi film. A seguire la top ten (la classifica completa la trovate qua).
10. Robert Downey Jr. ACTOR (CAA) ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $31.5 MILLION (2009 rank: 28) $15 million: Fee for starring in upcoming untitled Sherlock Holmes sequel $12 million: Iron Man 2 (back-end, based on worldwide gross of $627 million, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue) $3.5 million: Sherlock Holmes (back-end, based on worldwide gross of $523 million, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue) $1 million: Older film revenue

9. Taylor Lautner ACTOR (WME) ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $33.5 million (2009 rank: —) $12.5 million: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 (fee for co-starring in upcoming penultimate Twilight film) $12.5 million: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 2 (fee for co-starring in upcoming final Twilight film) $7.5 million: Abduction (fee for starring in upcoming John Singleton thriller) $1 million: Older film revenue, mostly from Twilight franchise

8. Todd Phillips WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER (CAA) ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $34 MILLION (2009 rank: 5) $15 million: The Hangover Part II (fee for writing, producing, and directing) $13 million: The Hangover (back-end for producing and directing; excludes $39 million earned in 2009) $3 million: Due Date (back-end for producing and directing, based on worldwide gross of $200 million, as of December 31, 2010) $2 million: Older film revenue $1 million: Project X (fee for producing upcoming low-budget comedy)

7. Adam Sandler ACTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER (WME) ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $50 MILLION (2009 rank: 12) $25 million: Just Go with It (fee for producing and starring in upcoming comedy opposite Jennifer Aniston) $20 million: Jack and Jill (fee for producing and starring in upcoming comedy with Katie Holmes and Al Pacino) $3 million: Grown Ups (back-end for starring and writing, based on worldwide gross of $271 million, plus share of DVD and pay-TV revenue) $2 million: Older film revenue

6. Tim Burton DIRECTOR (William Morris Endeavor) ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $53 MILLION (2009 rank: —) $50 million: Alice in Wonderland (back-end for directing, based on worldwide gross of $1.02 billion, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue) $3 million: Older film revenue

5. Leonardo DiCaprio ACTOR (Special Artists Agency) ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $62 MILLION (2009 rank: —) $59 million: Inception (back-end for starring in somewhat convoluted Christopher Nolan film) $3 million: Back-end for starring in somewhat convoluted Martin Scorsese film Shutter Island, older film revenue

4. Christopher Nolan WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER (CAA) ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $71.5 MILLION (2009 rank: —) $69 million: Inception (back-end for writing, producing, and directing, based on worldwide gross of $823 million, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue) $2.5 million: Older film revenue

3. Steven Spielberg DIRECTOR, PRODUCER (CAA) ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $80 MILLION (2009 rank: 2) $50 million: Universal-theme-park royalties and consulting fees $20 million: War Horse (fee for directing and producing upcoming World War I drama) $10 million: Older film revenue

2. Johnny Depp ACTOR (United Talent Agency) ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $100 MILLION (2009 rank: 21) $40 million: Alice in Wonderland (back-end for starring in Tim Burton film, based on worldwide gross of $1.02 billion) $35 million: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (up-front money for starring in next installment of Jerry Bruckheimer's waterlogged but ludicrously profitable franchise) $20 million: The Tourist (fee for co-starring in one of the year's bigger flops alongside Angelina Jolie) $5 million: Older film revenue

1. James Cameron WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER (Creative Artists Agency) ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $257 MILLION (2009 rank: 4) $248 million: Avatar (back-end for writing, producing, and directing, based on 2010 worldwide box-office gross of $1.95 billion, and share of DVD and pay-television revenue; excludes $50 million earned in 2009) $5 million: Avatar (share of toy licensing, other revenue) $4 million: Older film revenue (e.g., back-end and royalties from earlier projects, other payments)
Fonte: Vanity Fair