J.K. Rowling Earns More Than Hollywood Stars

By WENN.com | 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

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