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Beyonce and Jay-Z: Hollywood’s Biggest Money Makers

Beyonce and Jay-Z

and Jay-Z have topped a poll of Hollywood’s highest-earning couples compiled by Forbes.com, with combined earnings of $122 million between June 2008 and June 2009.

The singer and her hip-hop mogul husband amassed the massive sum through their music, movies, fragrances and endorsement deals with brands including Budweiser and American Express.

Their earnings were almost double that of runners-up and Calista Flockhart, whose $69 million was largely based on Harrison’s $65 million Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull paycheck. (That amount still put them $14 million above third-placed Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.)

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Forbes used interviews with agents, managers, producers and lawyers to determine how much money the couples earned.

The top couples on this year’s list are:

  1. Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z ($122 million)
  2. Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart ($69 million)
  3. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ($55 million)
  4. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith ($48 million)
  5. David and Victoria Beckham ($46 million)
  6. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi ($36 million)
  7. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson ($35.5 million)
  8. Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy ($34 million)
  9. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes ($33.5 million)
  10. Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow ($33 million)
  11. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick ($29 million)
  12. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill ($28 million)
  13. Eva Longoria Parker and Tony Parker ($22 million)
  14. Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley ($20 million)
  15. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban ($17 million)

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