Tyler Perry tops Forbes richest list
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Why won’t Tyler Perry screen his films for critics? No need. Most of his 10 films (his 11th opens Friday) have debuted at or near No. 1, driven largely by black audiences. A combination auteur and savvy businessman, Perry has reportedly grossed more than $450 million worldwide.
Pictured: A scene from "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail"
Credit: Lions Gate Films
Tyler Perry tops this year's Forbes.com list of male entertainment figures, earning an estimated $130 million between May 2010 and May 2011. His projects during that time included the TV shows "Meet the Browns" and "House of Payne" and the films "Madea's Big Happy Family," "Why Did I Get Married Too?" and "For Colored Girls." In second place was "Pirates of the Caribbean" producer Jerry Bruckheimer with $113 million, and producer-director Steven Spielberg came in third with $107 million.
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