Here is the conclusive proof about who holds the real earning potential between the people who make movies, and the people who star in them. All the awards and the celebrity might go to the stars, but the money is going to the people behind the cameras. Steven Spielberg has placed higher than any actor on this list. The directors have beaten the performers.
Since he first cut his teeth (pardon the pun) making 'Jaws' in 1975, Spielberg has had the golden touch with films. He's directed 'Jurassic Park', the entire 'Indiana Jones' franchise, 'Schindler's List', 'Saving Private Ryan', 'Catch Me If You Can', and many, many more. Putting Spielberg in the director's chair of a movie practically guarantees you a blockbuster. His name is the first in a lot of people's heads when they're asked to think of a famous director. And yet he's not the top director on this list...
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.