10. The Lion King (1994)
9. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
8. Harry Potter and the Philospoher's Stone (2001)
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
6. Bambi (1942)
5. Jurassic Park (1993)
4. Titanic (1997)
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
2. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
1. Gone With the Wind (1939)
(adjusted for inflation)

10. Mel Gibson ($30m) - Lethal Weapon 4
9. Leonardo DiCaprio ($40m) - Titanic
8. Tom Hanks ($40m) - Saving Private Ryan
7. Jack Nicholson ($60m) - Batman
6. Tom Cruise ($70m) - Mission Impossible
5. Tom Hanks ($70m) - Forrest Gump
4. Tom Cruise ($92m) - Mission Impossible 2
3. Tom Cruise ($100m) - War of the Worlds
2. Bruce Willis ($100m) - The Sixth Sense
1. Keanu Reeves ($206m) - Matrix Trilogy
(based on fee plus percentage of gross)

10. John Kennedy
9. Nelson Mandela
8. Billy Graham
7. Adolf Hitler
6. Ronald Reagan
5. Vladimir Lenin
4. Fidel Castro
3. Franklin Roosevelt
2. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
1. Winston Churchill
(source: Time)

10. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
9. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
8. The Lord of the Rings
7. Book of Mormon
6. Foxe's Book of Martyrs
5. Pilgrim's Progress
4. The Qur'an
3. Xinhua Zidian
2. Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong
1. The Bible

10. King Kong (2005) - $207m
9. Superman Returns (2006) - $209m
8. Spiderman 2 (2004) - $210m
7. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) - $210m
6. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) - $216.4m
5. Waterworld (1995) - $229m
4. Titanic (1997) - $247m
3. Spiderman 3 (2007) - $258m
2. Cleopatra (1963) - $286.4m
1. War and Peace (1968) - $560m
(adjusted for inflation)

10. Disney
9. The Beatles
8. George Lucas
7. William Burroughs
6. Safa Bute
5. Rolf Harris
4. John Lennon
3. Charlie Chaplin
2. Charles Aznavour
1. Elvis Presley
(source: Time)

10. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
9. The Beatles (The White Album) - The Beatles
8. Double Live - Garth Brooks
7. Come on Over - Shania Twain
6. Greatest Hits Vols 1&2 - Billy Joel
5. Back in Black - AC/DC
4. The Wall - Pink Floyd
3. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
2. Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) - Eagles
1. Thriller - Michael Jackson
(source: RIAA)

10. Angelina Jolie ($17m) - Wanted
9. Julia Roberts ($17m) - Runaway Bride
8. Nicole Kidman ($17.5m) - The Interpreter
7. Nicole Kidman ($17.5m) - Bewitched
6. Reese Witherspoon ($20m) - Penelope
5. Cameron Diaz ($17.5m) - Gangs of New York
4. Cameron Diaz ($20m) - Charlie's Angels Full Throttle
3. Julia Roberts ($20m) - Erin Brokovich
2. Julia Roberts ($20m) - The Mexican
1. Julia Roberts ($25m) - Mona Lisa Smile
(based on fee plus percentage of gross)

10. Li Ka-Shing
9. Kenneth Thompson
8. Prince Alwaleed
7. Bernhard Arnault
6. Paul Allen
5. Lakshmi Mittal
4. Ingvar Kamprad
3. Carlos Slim Helú
2. Warren Buffet
1. William Gates
(source: Forbes)