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Cruise returns to the No. 1 position on the Forbes Power 100, a post he held five years ago, thanks to a combination of his awesome earnings from "War of the Worlds" and the media onslaught following his pairing with actress Katie Holmes. He also generated tons of ink with his couch-jumping antics on "Oprah," his outspoken criticism of the pharmaceutical industry and, of course, his new baby, Suri. Love him or hate him, Cruise is Hollywood's most bankable actor.
Jolie had one of the hottest years on record. Not only did she appear weekly in the tabloids because of her relationship with Brad Pitt, new baby and exploits in Africa, but she helped bring in big bucks for "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." Her landmark deal with St. John's earned her a piece of the fashion company in exchange for endorsing the line. Next, the mother of three will play Grendel's mother in an animated version of "Beowulf."
Aniston made more headlines than money last year after she and husband Brad Pitt split in the biggest Hollywood breakup of the decade.
The 25-year-old Brazilian model Adriana Lima boasts three significant long-term contracts--Victoria's Secret, Maybelline and Telecom Italia Mobile, Italy's mega-cellphone carrier. The former girlfriend of rocker Lenny Kravitz is now reportedly dating Prince Wence of Lichtenstein, heir to a royal fortune Forbes estimates at $4 billion.
Though it was nominated for a Grammy, the former Beatle's album "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" had only modest commercial success internationally. Good thing his North American tour raked in $77 million last year, the fourth-highest-grossing tour last year thanks to fans who shelled out an average $135 per ticket. McCartney made headlines around the world after the recent announcement that he will divorce his second wife, Heather Mills, with whom he has a child. Mills could collect hundreds of millions of his nearly $1 billion fortune