Beyonce and Britney among highest earners of 2010

It is that time of year again -put on your jealous hat because we’re about to reveal the 20 top earners of 2010.

As usual Oprah topped the Forbes list with over $315 million in 2010, and expect that number to skyrocket in 2011 now that she owns her OWN network.

Thanks to Avatar, James Cameron came in at a not-so-close second with $210 million and fellow filmmaker Tyler Perry rounded out the top three with $125 mil.

2010 was very kind to pop stars-Beyonce, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and Taylor Swift all made the top 20. You will probably not expecting Britney there, were you? The pop star is back and her career is looking now promising.
As far as it regards our lovely Beyonce, it did not come as a surprise at all, after all her hard work. Check out the top 20 salaries below…

1. Oprah: Estimated earnings: $315 million
2. James Cameron: Estimated earnings: $210 million
3. Tyler Perry: Estimated earnings: $125 million
4. Michael Bay: Estimated earnings: $120 million
5. Tiger Woods: Estimated earnings: $105 million
6. Jerry Bruckheimer: Estimated earnings: $100 million
7. Steven Spielberg: Estimated earnings: $100 million
8. George Lucas: Estimated earnings: $95 million
9. Beyonce: Estimated earnings: $87 million
10. Dr. Phil: Estimated earnings: $80 million
11. Simon Cowell: Estimated earnings: $80 million
12. Jerry Seinfeld: Estimated earnings: $75 million
13. Britney Spears: Estimated earnings: $64 million
14. Lady Gaga: Estimated earnings: $62 million
15. Madonna: Estimated earnings: $58 million
16. Sandra Bullock: Estimated earnings: $56 million
17. Ellen Degeneres: Estimated earnings: $55 million
18. Miley Cyrus: Estimated earnings: $48 million
19. Taylor Swift: Estimated earnings: $45 million
20. Judge Judy: Estimated earnings: $45 million

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