Stephen King is the 5th best paid author in 2019

[herbertwest]

Forbes just released their ranking of the most paid authors in 2019 (from june 2018 to june 2019), and King is 5th, with 17 millions !


>>> https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2019/12/20/worlds-highest-paid-authors-2019-rowling-patterson-obama/#46d4026e733a

[Br!an]

Forbes just released their ranking of the most paid authors in 2019 (from june 2018 to june 2019), and King is 5th, with 17 millions !


>>> https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2019/12/20/worlds-highest-paid-authors-2019-rowling-patterson-obama/#46d4026e733a

Pretty good!

5. Stephen King ($17 million)

The king of horror’s earnings dropped by $10 million from last year, when he collected an eight-figure paycheck from the blockbuster It movie adaptation.

4. Jeff Kinney ($20 million)

The author of the beloved Diary of a Wimpy Kid children’s series sold 3.6 million domestic units in 12 months.

3. Michelle Obama ($36 million)

The former First Lady is the only newcomer to this year’s author rankings. Her memoir, Becoming, sold more than 10 million copies across formats during our timeframe.

2. James Patterson ($70 million)

America’s richest author sold more than 5.5 million domestic units during our scoring period. The President Is Missing, which Patterson co-wrote with Bill Clinton, was the bestselling adult fiction novel of 2018.

1. J.K. Rowling ($92 million)

Book sales no longer account for the lion’s share of the Harry Potter scribe’s earnings. Rowling collected eight-figure sums from theme parks, theatrical productions and a new film about The Boy Who Lived.

[CyberGhostface]

I had no idea the 'Wimpy Kids' books were better selling than King's books.

[Merlin1958]

WOW I guess the Kings' are going to have to start shopping at Costco and the grandkids will have to attend community college now.