Beyonce, Jay-Z top Forbes' list of Hollywood's Top-Earning Couple
21 Nov 2008, 1348 Hrs

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Washington, Nov 21 Earning a total of 162 million dollars between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008, Beyonce Knowles and hubby Jay-Z are Hollywood's Top-Earning Couple.

The star couple pipped Will Smith and his actress wife Jada Pinkett Smith, both of whom bank 85 million dollars, to nab the number one crown by Forbes magazine.

David Beckham and his wife Victoria ranked 3rd on the list with collective earnings of 58 million dollars.

Country music couple, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, secured the 4th spot, taking in an estimated 35 million dollars between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008, reports Fox News.

Behind them there is Hollywood power couple, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who banked 34 million dollars together.

Film producer and director Judd Apatow and his actress wife Leslie Mann also made it to the list at No. 6 with a total income of 30 million dollars.

Singer Gwen Stefani, who alongside his husband Gavin Rossdale earn a total of 28 million dollars, secured seventh place on the list.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are at No. 8, with 3 million dollar less, followed by Eva Longoria and Tony Parker, both of whom earn 22.5 million dollars.

Finishing the Top 10 list are Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart, who made 22 million dollars.

"Naturally, powerful people tend to gravitate toward other powerful people," clinical psychologist and celebrity researcher Jim Houran tells Forbes.com.

The top ten list includes -

1 Beyonce Knowles, Jay-Z

2 Will, Jada Pinkett Smith

3 David and Victoria Beckham

4 Tim McGraw, Faith Hill

5 Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie

6 Judd Apatow, Leslie Mann

7 Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale

8 Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban

9 Eva Longoria, Tony Parker

10 Harrison Ford, Calista Flockhart (ANI)