Americans are always fascinated by what other people make. If the other people in question are famous celebrities, everyone wants to know who’s making what. Here’s the scoop!

In a lengthy article entitled “Hollywood’s Top 40” (March, 2010 Vanity Fair) details of “who makes what” are given in an article that runs from page 272 to 275.  The list includes information on each individual, telling what films or television projects they were involved in during the preceding year, but let’s just cut to the chase and list them, as follows:

#1)  Michael Bay – $125 million

#2)  Steven Spielberg – $85 million

#3)  Roland Emmerich – $70 million

#4)  James Cameron – $50 million

#5)  Todd Phillips – $44 million

#6)  Daniel Radcliffe – $41 million

#7)  Ben Stiller – $40 million

#8)  Tom Hanks – $36 million

#9)  J. J. Abrams – $36 million

#10)Jerry Bruckheimer – $35.5 million

#11)Tyler Perry – $32.5 million

#12)Adam Sandler – $31.5 million

#13)Denzel Washington – $31 million

#14)Emma Watson – $30 million

#15)Rupert Grint – $30 million

#16)Owen Wilson – $29 million

#17)Nicolas Cage – $28 million

#18)Russell Crowe – $28 million

#19)Cameron Diaz – $27 million

#20)Brian Grazer and Ron Howard – $25.5 million

#21)Johnny Depp – $25 million

#22) Steve Carrell – $25 million

#23)Robert DeNiro – $24.5 million

#24)Sarah Jessica Parker – $24 million

#25)Katherine Heigl – $24 million

#26)Shawn Levy – $23 million

#27)Oren Peli and Jason Blum – $22.5 million

#28)Robert Downey, Jr. – $22 million

#29)George Clooney – $22 million

#30)Matt Damon – $22 million

#31)Reese Witherspoon – $21 million

#32)Angelina Jolie – $21 million

#33)Jennifer Aniston – $20 million

#34)Sandra Bullock – $20 million

#35)Robert Pattinson – $18 million

#36)Clint Eastwood – $17 million

#37)Kristen Stewart – $16 million

#38)Mark Wahlberg – $16 million

#39)Shia LaBoeuf – $15 million

#40)Brad Pitt – $13.5 million