Feel their pain
Hollywood screenwriters have voted to go on strike if their guild can’t negotiate an acceptable contract with producers and studios. Sure, this will hurt the scribes—what about our beloved stars? Networks and studios have stockpiled scripts and sped up production, but if the writers walk (as they did in 1988), soundstages will sit empty. Besides the audience, who stands lose the most? The Forbes Celebrity 100 offers insight.
| Star | ‘07 earnings | Strike effect |
| Jerry Bruckheimer | $120 mil. | CSI: nada |
| Steven Spielberg | $110 mil. | Best home movies ever! |
| Johnny Depp | $92 mil. | Unshaven, unkempt, unemployed |
| Tom Hanks | $74 mil. | “Wilson? Where are you, Wilson?!?” |
| David Letterman | $40 mil. | “Guests? Where are you, guests?” |
| Brad Pitt | $35 mil. | More time for adoptions |
| Tom Cruise | $35 mil. | L. Ron Hubbard: the one-man play |
| Jay Leno | $34 mil. | Nightly improv with Ross the Intern |
| Nicole Kidman | $28 mil. | Keith Urban’s tour bus |
| Angelina Jolie | $20 mil | See: Brad Pitt |
Earnings source: Forbes.com
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