Richest Celebrities
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Young Hollywood's
Top-Earning Stars
Forbes totaled box office receipts, album sales, tour grosses, TV ratings and other metrics from 2006 to estimate the staggering earning power of these young celebrities.
Check out how much these megastars in the making are making today.
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No. 1: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Estimated earnings: $40M (both) Ages: 20 Profession: Moguls, Models, Actresses
Former child stars turned reedy hipster twins earn the bulk of their income from their $1 billion (sales) retail empire, Dualstar, which pumps out tween- oriented merchandise. (Wal-Mart is a huge customer.)
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No. 2: Daniel Radcliffe
Estimated earnings: $13M Ages: 17 Profession: Actor
Wizardry and witchcraft have never been an especially lucrative field. Not so for this British teen. His salary for portraying Harry Potter in the film adaptations of J.K. Rowling's wildly successful novels has reportedly increased fiftyfold since 'The Sorcerer's Stone' in 2001.
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No. 3: Lindsay Lohan
Estimated earnings: $6M Age: 20 Profession: Actress
None of the three films Lohan co-starred in last year ('Bobby,' 'Just My Luck,' 'A Prairie Home Companion') generated as much ink as her wild nights out on the club circuit.
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No. 4: Dakota Fanning
Estimated earnings: $4M Ages: 13 Profession: Actress
Born Hannah Dakota Fanning, Hollywood's most sought-after kiddie actress landed her first real acting job as an accident victim on the popular television series 'ER'.
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No. 5: Amanda Bynes
Estimated earnings: $2.5M Ages: 20 Profession: Actress
The one-time Nickelodeon regular wrapped up her WB television series 'What I Like About You' last year. Bynes is now establishing her bona fides as a teeny-bopper film headliner.
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