George Lucas and Steven Spielberg
Hollywood's richest men have Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to thank.
George Lucas, who earned $170 million in 2008, and his Indy co-producer Steven Spielberg ($150 million), top Forbes' first list of the 15 highest-earning men in entertainment. Their Crystal Skull star Harrison Ford, who reportedly negotiated for a healthy chunk of the film's back-end profits, earned $65 million, which was enough to land him at No. 11 on the list.
TV and movie producers occupied many prominent spots on the list, including Jerry Bruckheimer (No. 3, $100 million), Tyler Perry (No. 6, $75 million), Dick Wolf (No. 7, $75 million) and Simon Cowell (No. 8, $75 million). Musicians Bruce Springsteen (No. 9, $70 million) and Kenny Chesney (No. 12, $65 million), buoyed by tour revenues, made the cut. Seinfeld co-creators Jerry Seinfeld (No. 4, $85 million) and Larry David (No. 15, $55 million) prove that syndication is forever, and that they are still the masters of their financial domain.
Rounding out the list are Oprah protégée Dr. Phil McGraw (No. 5, $80 million), radio shock jock Howard Stern (No. 10, $70 million), mystery writer James Patterson (No. 13, $60 million), and actor-producer Adam Sandler (No. 14, $55 million).
In a shocking twist of events, I did not make the list.
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Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart
Movie star Harrison Ford and Brothers & Sisters cast member Calista Flockhart are engaged to be married.
Ford popped the question over Valentine's Day weekend, while the couple was ...
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Keri Russell
Keri Russell has joined Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford in CBS Films' first movie, an as-yet-untitled medical drama.
Based on a true story, the film revolves around John Crowley (Fraser), who joins forces with Ford's unconventional doctor to find a cure for his children's rare genetic disorder. Russell will play ...
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Brendan Frazier, Harrison Ford
This is what you call a match made in tomb raider heaven.
Mummy main man Brendan Fraser has joined Indy himself, Harrison Ford, in CBS Films' first big-screen picture — but it has nothing to do with archaeology.
The actors will headline the tentatively titled Crowley, a ...
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Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford is giving his Indiana Jones adventures a rest long enough to star in J.J. Abrams' latest project, Morning Glory.
Far from Abrams' signature thrillers, Glory is a comedy about an ailing morning news show in chaos. Rachel McAdams is in talks to sign on as an aspiring producer who tries to temper the storm of feuding anchors and set the show straight. Ford will play...
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Shia LaBeouf in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull courtesy Paramount Pictures
George Lucas out promoting his new Star Wars The Clone Wars movieTV series detailed in the new TV Guide dismisses speculation that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull effectively set up Shia LaBeoufs Mutt Williams to inherit the franchise[Harrison Ford] is Indiana Jones Lucas tells the AP If Indiana Jones wasnt in it youd have to call it Mutt Williams and the Search for Elvis Yeah its Mutt Williams and the Search for ElvisThough Crystal Skull the series fourth installment and one that was many years in the making suffered considerable whip-lash from critics Lucas wont rule out another sequel [It] really depends on me coming up with a good idea he says So were doing research now to see if we cant come up with another object for [Indiana Jones] to chase Perhaps a late Medicare payment Matt Mitovich
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Harrison Ford by Dominique Charriau/WireImage.com
Harrison Ford has been cast as a maverick scientist who helps a young couple beat a corrupt pharmaceutical world in order to save their ailing children in Crowley from CBS Films Yes you heard us right CBS Films is producing movies for the big screen Ford will star and serve as one of the Executive Producers on the movie Hell have to relinquish his Indy whip for a shiny new pocket protector as he takes on the role of the rogue scientist whose work has been ignored by the industry However the young parents John and Aileen Crowley somehow believe in this mans work and join forces with him to beat the corrupt system and of course in order to treat their children for a rare genetic disorder The story was adapted the Pulitzer-Prize winning book The Cure by Geeta Anand Erin FoxRelated149 Use Our Online Video Guide to Watch More about Harrison Ford149 Harrison Ford Tries to Save Planet by Waxing Chest
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Hey, everyone has to do their part, right? The Indiana Jones star, a supporter of Conservation International, really wanted to drive his point home about how much it "hurts" us every time a "rain forest gets ripped out." And what better way to illustrate this than by getting you chest waxed on camera? Ouch!
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Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by David James/TM and (c)Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved./Paramount Pictures
I wonder if TVGuidecom would want to send someone me to cover this awesome event Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will be premiering at the Cannes Film Festival which runs from May 14-25 Thierry Fremaux the festivals head said the presence of Steven Spielberg and the stars of the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones film franchise which will premiere outside the main competition would ensure a magnificent red carpet reported Reuters Mega-stars Harrison Ford Cate Blanchett and director-producers Spielberg and George Lucas are expected to attendThe red carpet will also sizzle with the likes of Scarlett Johanson Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem who will be promoting their Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona Other highly anticipated premieres include Clint Eastwoods The Changeling with Angelina Jolie and Steven Soderberghs four-hour epic Che based on the life of the revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara Gee seems as though TVGuideco
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When Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull debuts worldwide May 22 the cast and producers wont just be taking risks in search of treasure theyll be risking their real-life earnings from the films profit Eschewing the usual upfront fees that talent typically get before a film even opens the new Indy film is set for an adventure in deal-making in which no one gets a cut of the profit unless the movie brings home the bucks at the box office With film production and marketing costs leaping through the roof says the LA Times Paramount Pictures set up a different kind of arrangement for the Crystal Skull which cost 400 million to make and market Executive producer George Lucas director Steven Spielberg stars Harrison Ford and Shia LaBeouf and other potential earners from the movie wont see much of a payday until that amount is recouped and exceeded Skulls talent though probably dont have much to worry about The first three of the Indiana Jones flicks earned 12 bil
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