Jay-Z, Beyoncé ‘top-earning couple’ — Forbes

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Music stars Beyoncé and Jay-Z (right) have been named Hollywood’s top-earning couple by Forbes magazine.

Music stars Beyoncé and Jay-Z (right) have been named Hollywood’s top-earning couple by Forbes magazine.

The pair, who married in 2008, earned an estimated US$122m between June 2008 and June 2009 — more than any other couple married or unmarried. In a distant second place was Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford and girlfriend Calista Flockhart with estimated combined earnings of US$69m. Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were ranked third. Forbes spoke to agents, managers, producers and lawyers to determine what celebrities earned. Last year, Beyoncé out-earned Jay-Z — bringing in US$87m to his $35m — helped by chart hits like Singles Ladies and starring in film Obsessed. The couple also topped last year’s list with earnings of US$162m. Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, ranked fourth on the list with US$48m thanks in part to their roles in hit films I Am Legend and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Footballer David and Victoria Beckham complete the top five. — BBCOnline.