Much like his futuristic Star Wars film franchise, director George Lucas has accumulated a bank balance so fantastical to most it might as well belong in a galaxy far, far away.
Spielberg sits in second place with a $4.8billion thanks to an impressive résumé of blockbuster films that includes Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan and Warhorse - despite insisting he hasn't taken a salary since the mid-1980s. Universal Orlando had previously hosted the Jaws ride, based on Spielberg's 1975 classic about a marauding killer shark, before it was permanently closed in 2011.Further down the list American sporting icon Michael Jordan sits in third place, having amassed $3.2billion from a variety of business endeavors.
Winfrey, who became the first black female billionaire in 2003, has developed her brand into a lucrative empire that encompasses property and her own production company. While Beyoncé is celebrating the release of new country album Cowboy Carter, husband Jay-Z is ye-hawing all the way to the bank with a net worth of $2.5billion, putting him in fifth place