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Forbes just released their list of the Top-Earning Celeb Couples of 2009, and singer Beyonce and husband Jay-Z topped it with a combined earnings total of $122 million.
The couple raked in the big bucks between them with hit songs, fashion lines and endorsement deals (including Budweiser and American Express), and individually Beyonce came out a little ahead with $87 million to Jay-Z’s $35 million. The entertainment super-couple have been married since April 2008.
The remaining 15 top earning celebrity couples of 2009 includes:
1) Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles – $122 million
2) Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart – $69 million
3) Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie -$55 million
4) Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith – $48 million
5) David and Victoria Beckham – $46 million
6) Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi – $36 million
7) Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson – $35.5 million
8 ) Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy – $34 million
9) Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes – $33.5 million
10) Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow – $33 million
11) Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick – $29 million
12) Tim McGraw and Faith Hill – $28 million
13) Eva Longoria and Tony Parker – $22 million
14) Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley – $20 million
15) Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban – $17 million
Forbes.com has the full run-down of how each couple made their millions.
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Wow Beyonce and Jay-Z are a lucky couple. I hope they continue to be as successful as they are now.