J.K. Rowling earns more than Hollywood stars

moomies · August 15th, 2006, 02:59 AM

Rowling Earns More Than Hollywood Stars

By WENN| Monday, August 14, 2006

HOLLYWOOD - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling earns more than the highest paid Hollywood stars, according to Forbes magazine.
The publication has calculated the British writer banks $140 every minute--equal to $200,000 every day--making her the ninth-best-paid celebrity in the world.

Rowling is beaten on the Forbes list by Steven Spielberg, Howard Stern, George Lucas and Oprah Winfrey.

The top ten best-paid celebrities, according to Forbes magazine, are as follows:

1. Steven Spielberg
2. Howard Stern
3. George Lucas
4. Oprah Winfrey
5. Jerry Seinfeld
6. Tiger Woods
7. Dan Brown
8. Jerry Bruckheimer
9. J.K. Rowling
10. Dick Wolf

source:
http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3542973

sputnik · August 15th, 2006, 03:18 AM

i'm glad. i *think* writing a book requires a little more time and effort than shooting a few movies a year.

olivia720 · August 15th, 2006, 05:38 AM

She's the wealthiest woman in England, besides the Queen.

Collaroy · August 15th, 2006, 05:45 AM

Howard freaking Stern?!? Ugh!!! And who's Dick Wolf? *looks him up on google* Oh, him. Seriously, tenth best-paid celebrity??

Anyway, good for Rowling. If the stories are true she was completely broke when she started writing- I like to think that sometimes all it takes is a good idea.

Mel1973 · August 15th, 2006, 06:09 AM

^exactly - I love stories of these down on their luck single mothers bust their ass and finally make some money! ie JK Rowlling and Erin Brockovich.

teforde23 · August 15th, 2006, 01:06 PM

I love Dick Wolf. Keep spitting out those Law and Order series Dick, I'll keep watching

Bellatheball · August 15th, 2006, 01:55 PM

She should earn more. She's probably done more for children's reading habits than all other authors combined. My 8 year old nephew has read each of her 6 books twice. She's an amazing talent and deserves every last penny.

hotmommy · August 15th, 2006, 02:39 PM

I love JK Rowling! Me and my little family are total Harry Potter addicts! The only drawback is that my 3 yr old loves the movies but when Potter 5 came out, she spent weeks saying "What the Bloody Hell was that?" whenever anything happened.
For what she created and what she has done for children's literature, she deserves every red cent.
Plus, anyone ever notice how much her new husband looks like a grown-up Harry Potter? just asking

Collaroy · August 17th, 2006, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bellatheball

She should earn more. She's probably done more for children's reading habits than all other authors combined. My 8 year old nephew has read each of her 6 books twice. She's an amazing talent and deserves every last penny.

Oh, I think she's earning well enough already.

But you're definitely right, she has kicked off a new trend, getting it back into kids' heads that reading can be cool. There are so many awesome children's books around now, which I don't think would have had a single chance to get published if it weren't for Harry Potter.

Has anyone had a look at her website (easier to navigate in 'text only' mode)? I love the 'rumors' (rumors about her books) 'rubbish bin' (rumors about herself) sections- some of her replies are laugh-out-loud funny (I read them when I was at work a while back and I got lots of funny looks from my co-workers... after all, my customers don't usually make me laugh).