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JK Rowling Tops Forbes` Top 10 Biggest Earnin... |
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JK Rowling Tops Forbes` Top 10 Biggest Earning Authors With $238M
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Posted 1 year ago by
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 JK Rowling earns $5 million a week. The "Harry Potter" author`s incredible earnings - equivalent to $8 a second - are from the 375 million sales of the seven books in the popular children`s series, a percentage of revenue from the movie adaptations and spin-off merchandise, including toys and video games, according to financial bible Forbes.JK - real first name Joanne - is believed to be worth around $1 billion and is expected to see her earnings soar even further, with three more "Harry Potter" movies scheduled for release. Forbes spokesperson Lacey Rose said: ""It was wizardry that transformed JK Rowling from a destitute single mother on welfare into a super-rich success. "On the big screen, her `Potter` franchise has already generated $4 billion at the worldwide box office - and she still has three flicks to go." After completing the "Harry Potter" series, the author - who earned more than the other writers in the top 10 put together - devotes most of her time to charity work, including the Children`s High Level Group, which she founded. Last month, she donated Ł1 million [approximately $1.8 million] to the Labor Party, the ruling political party of the U.K. Forbes magazine top 10 Biggest Earning Authors: 1 JK Rowling Ł160 million [$283 million] 2 James Patterson Ł26.7 million [$47 million] 3 Stephen King Ł24 million [$42 million] 4 Tom Clancy Ł18.7 million [$33 million] 5 Danielle Steel Ł16 million [$28 million] 6= John Grisham Ł13 million [$23 million] 6= Dean Koontz Ł13 million [$23 million] 8 Ken Follett Ł10.6 million [$18.7 million] 9 Janet Evanovich Ł9 million [$16 million] 10 Nicholas Sparks Ł8.5 million [$15 million]
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