They need not sing for their supper!
Jay-Z and Beyoncé Knowles are the entertainment world’s top-earning couple, besting dynamic duos like Brangelina and Mr. and Mrs. Indiana Jones, according to a new survey by Forbes.com.
The “Single Ladies” and “Empire State of Mind” singers sold plenty of records and put their names to high-end ads for American Express and Budweiser between June 2008 and June 2009.
All that business paid off, to the tune of $122 million, the Forbes analysis showed.
Beyoncé wore the financial pants of the house, raking in $87 million in comparison to Jay-Z’s $35 million in chump change.
This is the second consecutive year Jay-Z and Beyoncé have led the Forbes list. But 2008-09 was a relative down year for the superstars, who raked in $162 million in 2007-08.
The Forbes list analyzed the moneymaking power of actors, musicians and professional athletes.
The mag quizzed agents, managers, producers and lawyers to come up with the estimates of on-screen, concert, recording and on-the-field pay, plus endorsement deals.
Harrison Ford and gal pal Calista Flockhart were a distant second on the list — but still took in $69 million.
Ford reprised his famous role as swashbuckling archaeologist Indiana Jones in the movie “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”
Third-place money went to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, whose $55 million was split almost evenly.
Pitt scored big with his “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” while Jolie cashed in with “Wanted” and the in-production “Salt.”
Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith came in fourth, with $48 million.
David and Victoria Beckham rounded out the top five by scoring $46 million.
The rest of the top 10 included: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi ($36 million), Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson ($35.5 million), Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy ($34 million), Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes ($33.5 million), Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow ($33 million), and Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick ($29 million).