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The business of being funny can be an incredibly lucrative one.
While stand-up comedians perform for laughs, they also perform for seriously big bucks, and the richest comedians are raking in millions and millions of dollars.
Some of Hollywood’s funniest stars have gone on to create iconic TV and movie franchises, launching successful stand-up specials, hosting late night and daytime TV talk shows.
Several comedians on this list launched successful sitcoms that have brought in huge amounts of money with syndication royalties. In fact, the No. 1 richest comedian on this list is nearly a billionaire!
But who are the richest comedians of all?
Scroll through to find out the Top 10 comedians who have the highest estimated net worth, ranked from lowest to highest…
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Top Gun: Maverick has hit another big milestone, surpassing $1billion (£813million) at the global box office.The new sequel, which follows on from Tom Cruise’s 1986 blockbuster, has now overtaken Marvel‘s Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness to become the highest-grossing film of the year, and is now Cruise’s first film to pass the billion mark.It is also only the second film to pass the mark since the pandemic, alongside last year’s Spider-Man: No Way Home.Maverick began breaking records upon its release last month, achieving the highest-grossing opening on its debut weekend for a non-superhero film since COVID-19, taking in $248million (£196million) when it opened.The film follows Cruise’s character Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell three decades after the events of the original film, as he trains up a new group of young pilots while confronting his past.Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly also star, the former taking on the role of Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw, the son of Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw.Speaking recently about performing stunts for the film, Teller admitted recently that he thought he was “going to die”.“I think when there’s that much adrenaline and a healthy bit of fear, I was able to hold [vomit] down. I guess that’s a secret skill I have,” he told LADBible.“If anything I think it made me really appreciate how nice it is not to have to, you know, go 500 knots an hour all the time,” he added of his new appreciation for commercial flights.
J. Kim Murphy It’s a 20th century showdown at the domestic box office this weekend, with the baby boomer epic “Elvis” contending against Gen X revamp “Top Gun: Maverick” for the top spot on domestic charts.Director Baz Luhrmann’s biopic about the King of Rock and Roll is projected to draw $30 million from 3,906 theaters in its opening.
Queen of the Universe is coming back to Paramount+!
Sandra Bullock is sharing what led her to take a step back from acting and when, if ever, she might take on a new role.
Sandra Bullock previously said that she’s going to be taking a break from acting and she doubled down on the sentiment in a new interview.
making bank at the box office, but Leah Remini won’t be cashing in.The “Kings of Queens” star, 51, is a former Scientologist and warned fans who are itching to see the action film that Cruise, 59, is still an active member of the Church.Remini posted a screenshot of her friend and fellow ex-Scientologist Claire Headley’s Facebook post that accused Cruise of “crimes against humanity.”“Thank you to my friend @claireheadley for your courage. You have continued to speak out despite the non-stop attacks from Scientology,” Remini tweeted on Saturday.“And as Claire says in her post below, Tom Cruise knows exactly what goes on in Scientology. Don’t let the movie star charm fool you,” she continued.
Jennifer Lopez's documentary, (drops June 14 on Netflix), at the opening night of the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.Edwards, who is one of more than five dozen jury members across 18 categories for the festival, admitted he hadn't seen yet because, in his words, «world premiere means world premiere,» but he did have plenty to offer ET's Rachel Smith when it came to discussing how the sequel handled his character's legacy nearly four decades after the 1986 classic premiered.For starters, the 59-year-old actor said he didn't see the world premiere of. In other words, he didn't feast his eyes on the mastery of the sound and visuals when the rest of the world did.
Odeon Cinemas Group, the U.K.-based European subsidiary of AMC Theatres, currently ranks as Europe’s largest exhibition circuit in terms of number of screens, followed by by Cineworld (U.K.), Vue International (U.K.), and Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont (France).Such are the findings of a study conducted by trade body The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), which represents exhibitors across 39 European territories, in tandem with specialized publication Boxoffice Pro. The study, titled “Giants of Exhibition: Europe,” ranks Europe’s top 50 exhibition groups by screen count and is being released ahead of the annual CineEurope exhibitors convention, which will be held June 20-23 in Barcelona, where a ceremony will honor these circuits on June 21. According to the study, which clocks the situation up until Jan.
ET and Paramount+ are both subsidiaries of Paramount Global.
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaParamount has been on a sizzling run.All five of its 2022 releases, a crop that includes “Scream,” “Jackass Forever,” “The Lost City” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” opened in first place at the domestic box office, with “Top Gun: Maverick” outpacing them all. The sequel to the beloved Tom Cruise film has scored with critics and audiences alike.
Camille Razat. The breakout star of Netflix's Emily In Paris, as the effortlessly cool Camille, Razat ticks all the boxes of a modern beauty icon with an enviable French twist. Barely there make-up with just a swipe of kohl liner? Tick.
Best Movie“Dune”“Scream 5”“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”“Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Winner)“The Adam Project”“The Batman”Best Show“Euphoria”“Inventing Anna”“Loki” “Squid Game”“Ted Lasso”“Yellowstone”Best Performance in a MovieLady Gaga — “House of Gucci”Robert Pattinson — “The Batman”Sandra Bullock — “The Lost City”Timothée Chalamet — “Dune”Tom Holland — “Spider-Man: No Way Home”Best Performance in a ShowAmanda Seyfried — “The Dropout”Kelly Reilly — “Yellowstone”Lily James — “Pam & Tommy”Sydney Sweeney — “Euphoria”Zendaya — “Euphoria” (Winner)Best HeroDaniel Craig — “No Time to Die”Oscar Isaac — “Moon Knight”Scarlett Johansson — “Black Widow”Simu Liu — “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”Tom Holland — “Spider-Man: No Way Home”Best VillainColin Farrell — “The Batman”Daniel Radcliffe — “The Lost City” (Winner)James Jude Courtney — “Halloween Kills”Victoria Pedretti — “You”Willem Dafoe — “Spider-Man: No Way Home”Best KissHunter Schafer & Dominic Fike — “Euphoria”Lily Collins & Lucien Laviscount — “Emily in Paris”Poopies & the snake — “Jackass Forever” (Winner)Robert Pattinson & Zoë Kravitz — “The Batman”Tom Holland & Zendaya — “Spider-Man: No Way Home”Best Comedic PerformanceBrett Goldstein — “Ted Lasso”John Cena — “Peacemaker”Johnny Knoxville — “Jackass Forever”Megan Stalter — “Hacks”Ryan Reynolds — “Free Guy”Breakthrough PerformanceAlana Haim — “Licorice Pizza”Ariana DeBose — “West Side Story”Hannah Einbinder — “Hacks”Jung Ho-Yeon — “Squid Game”Sophia Di Martino — “Loki” (Winner)Best FightBlack Widow vs. Widows — “Black Widow”Cassie vs. Maddy — “Euphoria” (Winner)Guy vs.
Ethan Shanfeld The MTV Movie & TV Awards are back, with Vanessa Hudgens hosting the ceremony live on MTV.The awards celebrate the year’s best in film and TV, with honors ranging from Best Show to Best Kiss. Awards will be doled out for both scripted and reality TV, with unscripted nominees including “American Idol,” “The Masked Singer,” “Dr.
raked in a record-breaking $156 million its opening weekend. Now 59, Cruise hardly looks like he’s scraping his sixth decade. He’s still performing his own stunts, showing off his impossibly ripped torso on-screen and flashing his trademark smile that seduced audiences early in his career.