The film director of New Zealand, named Peter Jackson, who has been the director of the film series, The Lords of the Rings, has earned $580 million, and he is ranked first in the world among other celebrities. Sir Peter Jackson is a film director, film producer, and screenwriter in New Zealand. He was the highest-paid entertainer last year, earning $580. Forbes magazine published a new list of the highest-paid representatives on Wednesday.
Although Peter Jackson has directed some of the most successful films, his works include The Hobbit prequels, The Lord of the Rings series, and the King Kong remake.
The contribution of Weta Digital for his name at the top of the list
On November 10, 2021, Peter Jackson announced that the sale of Weta Digital, one of the most famous in Hollywood, to the American software company Unity Software for $1.6 billion gave him a lead on the Forbes list. This lead also contributed to making the third billionaire director.
Other entertainers on the list
The American singer, Bruce Springsteen, took second place in the list by earning $435 million. According to the publication, the singer and musician sold the rights to the entire catalog of his songs to Sony’s music division for $500 million. As stated by Forbes, the filmmaker earned $600 million of a $1.6 billion deal to sell part of his visual effects company Weta Digital to Unity Software. This visual effects business of him has brought so much to him.
American rap artist Jay-Z, 3rd position, ($340 million), the actor and wrestler Dwayne Johnson, who is known under the pseudonym “The Rock,” 4th position ($270 million), and Kanye West, 5th position with $235 million, rocked the Forbes list in the top five posts.
The top 10 was filled with amazing musicians like Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen, and Jay-Z. Still, most of their enormous earnings came from their other business ventures or by selling the catalogs of their songs instead of recordings or touring.
What led the entertainers to be on the top 3rd of the list?
In December, Bruce Springsteen, who is in second place ($435 million), sold his entire body of work to Sony Music for $500 million.
Jay-Z, who is in third place with $340 million, sold half of his Armand de Brignac champagne to LVMH for $300 million.
From Dwayne Johnson to Reese Witherspoon to Peter Jackson, fantastic and hardworking personalities took the spot on the list
Dwayne Johnson, the owner of the tequila brand Teremana and the personality who is starring in numerous huge movies, is in fourth place with $270 million, and Yeezy creator and rapper Kanye West rounds off the top five with $235 million.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of “South Park,” are in sixth place with $210 million, and the seventh and eighth spots are taken by Paul Simon, with $200 million, and Tyler Perry, with $165 million, respectively.
Ryan Tedder takes the eighth and ninth spots with $160 million and Bob Dylan with $ 130 million, respectively. The first female on the list is Reese Witherspoon, with $115 million. She gathers her position at no. 12 on the list.
Check the complete list here:
- 1. Peter Jackson – $580 million
- 2. Bruce Springsteen – $435 million
- 3. Jay-Z – $340 million
- 4. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – $270 million
- 5. Kanye West – $235 million
- 6. Trey Parker and Matt Stone – $210 million
- 7. Paul Simon – $200 million
- 8. Tyler Perry – $165 million
- 9. Ryan Tedder – $160 million
- 10. Bob Dylan – $130 million
- 11. Red Hot Chilli Peppers – $116 million
- 12. Reese Witherspoon – $115 million
- 13. Chuck Lorre – $100 million
- 14. Sean “Diddy” Combs – $90 million
- 15. Dick Wolf – $86 million
- 16. Howard Stern – $85 million
- 17. Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, David Crane – $82 million
- 18. Shonda Rhimes – $81 million
- 19. Neil Young – $80 million
- 20. Greg Berlanti – $75 million
- 21. Lindsey Buckingham – $73 million
- 22. Mötley Crüe – $72 million
- 23. Beach Boys – $64 million
- 24. Blake Shelton – $55 million
- 25. Taylor Swift – $52 million
Published by- Aashay Bhujbal
Edited by- Kritika Kashyap
