Multi-millionaire Elton John pips Simon Cowell to highest British ranking in list of top paid male global stars - by a measly £6m
Elton John has been named as one of the highest paid male entertainers in the world earning £63m in the last year.
The singer eclipsed Simon Cowell by £6m to be ranked fourth on the Forbes annual list of top paid male stars.
John, 64, raked in the huge figures thanks to his world tour which took over £130million in box office receipts.
It's a hard life: Elton John and David Furnish enjoy their millions while spoiling baby Zachary in St Tropez last month
Triumphant: Simon Cowell, seen here at a Fox
event in NYC in May, was the second ranking British star on the Forbes
annual male rich list
Cowell, 51, was rated fifth on the list with £57million, with his earnings coming from his work on American Idol and the upcoming launch of X Factor USA stating on September 21.
American director Tyler Perry topped the list with earnings of £82million between May 2010 and May 2011.
TOP TEN HIGHEST EARNING MALE STARS
1 Tyler Perry - £82m
2 Jerry Bruckheimer - £71m
3 Steven Spielberg - £67.7m
4 Elton John - £63m
5 Simon Cowell - £57m
6 James Patterson - £53m
7 Dr Phil McGraw - £50m
8 Howard Stern - £54m
9 Leo Di Caprio - £48.7m
10 Tiger Woods - £47.5m
2 Jerry Bruckheimer - £71m
3 Steven Spielberg - £67.7m
4 Elton John - £63m
5 Simon Cowell - £57m
6 James Patterson - £53m
7 Dr Phil McGraw - £50m
8 Howard Stern - £54m
9 Leo Di Caprio - £48.7m
10 Tiger Woods - £47.5m
Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer was rated second on the Forbes list with £71million, thanks in part to the success of the fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean film and the CSI television series.
Steven Spielberg was third with £67.7million, while Leonardo Dicaprio was the only actor in the top ten.
The success of films such as Inception meant he took home £48.7million up to May 2011. He is due to star as FBI chief Edgar J Hoover in Clint Eastwood’s latest film.
Despite failing to capture his best form since his sex scandal, Tiger Woods remains the highest paid sportsman in the world.
He earned £47.5million to rank tenth, with major sponsors such as Nike staying loyal to the 34-year-old golfer as his private life fell apart after 14 women came forward to claim they had been his mistress.
Loaded: American director Tyler Perry earned an incredible £82m in one year
Swimming in their milions: Leonardo Dicaprio, Steven Spielberg and Tiger Woods all ranked on the list
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