Newly weds Jay Z and Beyoncé Knowles topped the Forbes first annual list of Hollywood's top earning couples, having collectively earned $162 million between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008. Photo Credit: NYC2 / Splash NewsNovember 20, 2008, (Sawf News) - Newly weds Jay Z and Beyoncé Knowles topped the Forbes first annual list of Hollywood's top earning couples, having collectively earned $162 million between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008.
Jay Z made a cool $82 million from his hip-hop music and other business interests, while Beyoncé added $80 million with her music, movies, fashion and endorsement deals.
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith were ranked No. 2 with collective earnings of $85 million, with Will doing most of the earning, banking $80 million from the success of I Am Legend, The Pursuit of Happyness and Hancock. Jada's $5 million came from her roles as an actress (The Women), producer (The Human Contract) and businesswoman (a stake in beauty line Carol's Daughter).
David and Victoria Beckham, with collective earnings of $58 million, were ranked No 3. David made $50 million, $35 million of which came from endorsement deals with major businesses like Motorola, Adidas, Coty and PepsiCo, and the rest from his association with Los Angeles Galaxy (Paycheck and cuts from the sale of ticket, merchandise and sponsorships.)
Posh's $8 million came from her Spice Girls reunion tour and her fashion product lines, which include sunglasses, perfume, couture clothing and her DVB jeans.
Country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were ranked No, 4 with $35 million while Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie made it to the top 5 with $34 million.
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