How to catch a billion and other success stories Gone are the days when cinema and the music industry were considered primarily art, not just another kind of big business. Gradually, enthusiastic creators began to give way to notorious businessmen who are afraid to experiment and are ready to do everything possible to consolidate luck in their hands and not release it as long as it is at all possible. But is that so bad? Everything in our lives is relative, including business and art. Hollywood studios and record companies have seized power over creative people and have been trying to keep them under scrutiny for a generation. Some producers are desperately opposed to the trends of modern culture, believing that it is necessary to follow long-established rules that guarantee the return on any undertaking. However, such thinking gradually leads calculating businessmen into a trap from which many of them are not destined to escape. It is quite clear that in our volatile world it is extremely dangerous to take risks, as it is no wonder to fall outside the train leading to the golden mountains and your place will immediately take a waiting competitor. At the same time, the audience, which brings money to the studios, is not going to give the blood earned for the same type of monotony from year to year. Unfortunately, not all business kings understand this, becoming an annoying obstacle to universal progress. But if they have the savvy and courage to make extraordinary decisions, they can make a story like the characters in the documentary 100 Celebrity Forbes: Who made the bank?
Money is the brightest indicator of success in any activity, and therefore one of the favorite tasks of the public can be called counting the number of zeros in bank accounts of famous celebrities whose names do not go off the headlines. Every year, various television programs, Internet resources and even radio undermine the results of the past year and announce the richest stars who managed to ruin the wallets of fans for the most impressive amount. But sometimes the achievements of just one year can seem like a rare accident, which has no signs of continuing. The film “100 celebrities according to Forbes: Who made the bank?” refuses to pedantic analysis of the activities of doubtful celebrities who catch fire as quickly as they burn out, and concentrates all the attention of the public exclusively on worthy winners who fall into the list of a well-known financial magazine with considerable stability. The creators of the presented documentary investigation chose the most confident, worthy and generally recognized stars, whose names work like a magnet, and who personally break the stagnant foundations of big business, in fact becoming the flagships of the industry in which they work most confidently.
When it comes to record box office figures of show business, often the most attention deserves representatives of cinema, making dreams come to life on the big screens. It is noteworthy that over the past decade and a half, invariably the first place in the list of the richest directors is occupied by George Lucas, the creator of the imperishable fantastic Saga “Star Wars”. It is known that the directorial biography of Lucas has not as many films as it may seem by his bank records, but do not forget that George was the man who revived the entertainment traditions of Hollywood and gave them a powerful impetus to development. Released in May 1977, "Star Wars" showed that on the screen you can imagine everything that only gives rise to the imagination. Distant space horizons, outlandish races and fantastic technology were the beginning of a renewed Hollywood, which later gave us Jurassic Park, Terminator 2 and Pirates of the Caribbean. For the funds received from the rental of Star Wars, Lucas founded several leading technology companies, including the special effects laboratory ILM, which brought him a tangible income, which is an absolute record among filmmakers around the world.
The second place in the list of the richest directors is rightfully occupied by a good friend of Lucas and one of the most eminent directors in the history of cinema, the magnificent Steven Spielberg. Starting his career in the early '70s, Spielberg tried never to stop, making as many films as possible, but with an obligatory emphasis on the dramatic heritage and the overall quality of the work done. Spielberg’s name is associated with a whole segment of dynamically developing family cinema. The success of Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan and his myriad productions has allowed Stephen to firmly establish himself at the top from which he simply cannot be displaced. The working capacity of the head of Amblin studio has been amazing for decades, and his subsequent projects automatically fall into the list of expected ones, which immediately brings at least a payback (with rare exceptions - an acceptable failure in view of the experimental approach to the development of the chosen story). Following Spielberg are younger film legends like James Cameron and Peter Jackson. The directors deserved a place on the list, as their imagination allowed millions of viewers on both sides of the ocean to believe in real magic.
Hollywood directors firmly hold the palm among the stars of show business with the most impressive safes, but do not forget about other stars, without which it is impossible to imagine the entertainment industry. Famous actors who have stepped over the status of recognizable and set foot on the path of cult personalities of modern culture also deserve attention. The list of the richest and most respected celebrities according to Forbes includes Johnny Depp, who successfully combines work in art house and blockbusters, scrupulously chooses each project of Leonardo DiCaprio, as well as the eternal merry man Adam Sandler, who owns his own production company, providing him with work and multi-million dollar fees. Forbes magazine pays no less attention to musical performers who periodically try themselves in cinema. The invariable leader among venerable singers is the genius ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartini. Having finished cooperation with the guys from the Liverpool four, McCartney managed to come out of the shadow of his colleague John Lennon and in his solo career opened with an unprecedented aspiration that fascinates both Beatles fans and subsequent generations of listeners. So it's no surprise that Sir Paul continues to gather entire stadiums of fans, performing concerts around the world. In addition to McCartney their outstanding financial records can boast Fifti St, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion and many other artists, of which there are too many to list in one opinion.
In addition to directors, actors and singers, Forbes 100 Celebrities: Who Made the Bank? introduces the audience to many other successful personalities who have proven themselves as pampers of fate. Producers, models and athletes entered the list of the best from Forbes magazine not at the whim of the editor, but thanks to hard work and undoubted talent. This is not by chance flashed on the screen empty, and people who are worth leveling. And until we got to Forbes, you can evaluate the presented documentary tape and with a pure heart to rejoice for the success of celebrities from the covers of glossy magazines.
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