Vanity Fair has released its annual list of the 40 highest paid people in Hollywood, and as usual, it's full of surprises. For instance, if you guessed that Paranormal Activity 2 producers Oren Peli and Jason Bloom made more money in 2010 than Brian Grazer, Joel Silver, Angelina Jolie, Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, congratulations; you're right! The pair earned $26.2 million thanks to their horror franchise. The top-ten includes some random sightings as well -- yep, Todd Phillips did earn more than the three Twilight stars -- but the weirdest entry of all might belong to Steven Spielberg. Just how did the Academy Award-winning director make most of his money in 2010?
Theme parks, of course! According to Vanity Fair, Spielberg earned $50 million from "Universal-theme-park royalties and consulting fees." That money, coupled with his fee for War Horse ($20 million) and revenue from old films ($10 million), made Spielberg the third highest paid celebrity from last year.
All of which is to say: Where can I get some theme park stock? Hey, it's either that or co-star in a terrible worldwide blockbuster (No. 2 Johnny Depp and Alice in Wonderland) or direct the biggest movie of all-time (No. 1 James Cameron and Avatar). And frankly, I don't have the time or willpower to accomplish those.
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