Occupy The 1% Do Recording Artists & Movie Stars Fit in

So this is a tough subject since Major Recording Artists and also Movie Stars fill a bit gap into normal society by having content for people to either listen to and or watch. However Major Recording Artists and also Major Film Actors get paid tons of money depending on what there contract is. Millions of dollars has gone to major artists or actors for 5 to 10 year contracts.

Now i do not see anyone needing that much money to be honest with you just because they created a song or movie, sure lifestyles can be tedious sometimes but really $53 million dollars does anyone actually know what to do with that much money? except spend it on useless things like cars, houses, boats, vacations and other material items that can be used for something more beneficial.


TOP 10 PAID ACTORS OR MUSICIANS

According to People.com, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus are two of the richest teens in Hollywood! Justin, 17, earned in a reported $53 million this past year — mostly from his movie, Never Say Never, and his fragrance, “Someday” — while Miley Cyrus, 18, made $48 million last year from touring! (Source:People/Hollywoodlife)

So, its clear the top earner last year was Justin Bieber! Although Justin earned the most, As of 2011, Miley is still the richest teens in Hollywood.

So who else made incredible dollars last year! Check out for the complete list!

#1. Jusin Bieber, $53 millions.

#2. Miley Cyrus, $48 millions.

#3. Taylor Lautner: A source reveals that Taylor, 19, earned $8.5 million for the final two installments in the Twilight saga and was paid $7.5 million for this upcoming action-thrilled, Abduction!

#4. Angus T. Jones: The Two and a Half Men star’s current contract is worth an incredible $7.8 million, as he makes $300,000 per episode!

#5. Nick Jonas: He’s not just the hunkiest JoBro — he’s also the richest! Nick’s reported earnings last year totaled $12.5 million.

#6. Selena Gomez: Justin’s gf made $5.5 million last year. Not too shabby!

#7,8. Jaden & Willow Smith: Between music and movies, Will Smith‘s kids are blowing up! Jaden, 13, raked in $5 million in 2010 (with $3 million from The Karate Kid) while 10-year-old Willow’s budding music career (including her hit single “Whip My Hair”) earned her an estimated $4 million.

#9,10. Dakota & Elle Fanning: The sisters’ most recent movies earned them each a pretty penny — Dakota, 17, got $4 million for Breaking Dawn, while 13-year-old Elle got $1.5 million for Super 8.

Turns out that being a movie star is a pretty profitable enterprise.

Forbes has released its list of top paid actors and actresses in between May 2010 and May 2011, with the biggest names in Hollywood populating the top of the money list.

Top amongst all thespians in the last year was Leonardo DiCaprio; the man who played a dirt poor kid in "Titanic" saw his films "Inception" and "Shutter Island" take in a cool $1.2 billion; with contracts that guaranteed him part of the backends, DiCaprio made a whopping $72 million in the last year.

In second was Johnny Depp, with $50 million; the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star was tops the year before, with $75 million. Next came Adam Sandler, with $40 million; his company, "Happy Madison," produced his wildly popular film, "Grown Ups."

In the actress category, Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker topped the cash list with $30 million each; Jennifer Aniston was a close third with $28 million.

Hollywood careers are built on smart (and not always obvious) choices. The two men who top our list of Hollywood’s highest-earning actors are living proof of that. While Johnny Depp topped our list last year with $75 million, Leonardo DiCaprio jumps from fifth to first place to beat Depp for the first time. Over the past year Depp earned $50 million to DiCaprio’s $77 million. Both actors have achieved wealth and fame by making some unusual choices with their careers.

After starring in the megahit Titanic in 1997, Leonardo DiCaprio had his pick of roles. The young actor easily could have become a romantic-comedy heartthrob or an action hero. Instead, he waited for offers from great, serious directors. In 2000, he starred in Danny Boyle’s The Beach. Two years later he paired with Martin Scorsese for the first time with Gangs of New York. That same year Steven Spielberg directed the young actor in Catch Me If You Can.

Few of his films were blockbusters, but they established DiCaprio’s reputation as someone who could work with the best directors on the planet.

In 2010, that reputation helped DiCaprio become the highest-earning actor in Hollywood. His two big movies, Shutter Island and Inception, earned a combined $1.2 billion. Shutter Island was DiCaprio’s fourth collaboration with Scorsese and Inception was directed by Christopher Nolan.

DiCaprio always gets a healthy upfront fee to appear in movies, but with these two films, he also got a solid chunk of the profits. We estimate that between May 2010 and May 2011, DiCaprio earned $77 million.

Johnny Depp is another actor who gained fame at a young age and refused to take the obvious path. After the success of the TV show 21 Jump Street, Depp easily could have become an action star but he preferred to work with offbeat directors like Tim Burton and John Waters. Like DiCaprio, Depp’s early choices weren’t always hits. But his insistence on making each role his own paid off with 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean. Based on the popular Disney ride the movie easily could have been just another summer blockbuster but Depp’s bizarre turn as Captain Jack Sparrow created a character that has become as important to Disney as Peter Pan. The four Pirates movie have so far earned $3.7 billion at the global box office. Jack Sparrow was added to the Pirates ride and Depp can now demand a huge sum for each new movie.

The actor earn an estimated $50 million between May 2010 and May 2011.