So, they are going ape over earning 20M a year for five years. Alright -- what do they think of this ?
http://www.therichest.org/entertainment/vanityfairtop-40-highest-paid-stars-in-hollywood/This list was released in 2011, and contains total revenue for the year 2010 only. Most of these folks far outstripped Glenn Beck, but I suspect none will have any problem with that on the island. Abridged version..
1. James Cameron
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER (Creative Artists Agency)
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS:$257 MILLION
$248 million:Avatar (back-end for writing, producing, and directing, based on 2010 worldwide box-office gross of $1.95 billion, and share of DVD and pay-television revenue; excludes $50 million earned in 2009)
$5 million:Avatar (share of toy licensing, other revenue)
$4 million:Older film revenue (e.g., back-end and royalties from earlier projects, other payments)
2. Johnny Depp
ACTOR (United Talent Agency)
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS: $100 MILLION
$40 million: Alice in Wonderland (back-end for starring in Tim Burton film, based on worldwide gross of $1.02 billion)
$35 million: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (up-front money for starring in next installment of Jerry Bruckheimer’s waterlogged but ludicrously profitable franchise)
$20 million: The Tourist (fee for co-starring in one of the year’s bigger flops alongside Angelina Jolie)
$5 million: Older film revenue
3. Steven Spielberg
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER (CAA)
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS:$80 MILLION
$50 million: Universal-theme-park royalties and consulting fees
$20 million:War Horse (fee for directing and producing upcoming World War I drama)
$10 million: Older film revenue
4. Christopher Nolan
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER (CAA)
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS:$71.5 MILLION
$69 million:Inception(back-end for writing, producing, and directing, based on worldwide gross of $823 million, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue)
$2.5 million:Older film revenue
5. Leonardo DiCaprio
ACTOR (Special Artists Agency)
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS:$62 MILLION
$59 million:Inception (back-end for starring in somewhat convoluted Christopher Nolan film)
$3 million: Back-end for starring in somewhat convoluted Martin Scorsese film Shutter Island, older film revenue
6. Tim Burton
DIRECTOR (William Morris Endeavor)
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS:$53 MILLION
$50 million:Alice in Wonderland (back-end for directing, based on worldwide gross of $1.02 billion, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue)
$3 million: Older film revenue
7. Adam Sandler
ACTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER (WME)
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS:$50 MILLION
$25 million:Just Go with It (fee for producing and starring in upcoming comedy opposite Jennifer Aniston)
$20 million:Jack and Jill (fee for producing and starring in upcoming comedy with Katie Holmes and Al Pacino)
$3 million:Grown Ups (back-end for starring and writing, based on worldwide gross of $271 million, plus share of DVD and pay-TV revenue)
$2 million: Older film revenue
8. Todd Phillips
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER (CAA)
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS:$34 MILLION
$15 million:The Hangover Part II (fee for writing, producing, and directing)
$13 million:The Hangover (back-end for producing and directing; excludes $39 million earned in 2009)
$3 million:Due Date (back-end for producing and directing, based on worldwide gross of $200 million, as of December 31, 2010)
$2 million: Older film revenue
$1 million:Project X (fee for producing upcoming low-budget comedy)
9. Taylor Lautner
ACTOR (WME)
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS:>$33.5 million
$12.5 million:The Twilight Saga:Breaking Dawn—Part 1 (fee for co-starring in upcoming penultimate Twilight film)
$12.5 million:The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 2 (fee for co-starring in upcoming final Twilight film)
$7.5 million:Abduction (fee for starring in upcoming John Singleton thriller)
$1 million: Older film revenue, mostly from Twilight franchise
10. Robert Downey Jr.
ACTOR (CAA)
ESTIMATED 2010 EARNINGS:$31.5 MILLION
$15 million: Fee for starring in upcoming untitled Sherlock Holmes sequel
$12 million:Iron Man 2 (back-end, based on worldwide gross of $627 million, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue)
$3.5 million:Sherlock Holmes (back-end, based on worldwide gross of $523 million, and share of DVD and pay-TV revenue)
$1 million: Older film revenue
The minute I see you bitching about this, ill buy your outrage. But, it's not gonna happen, is it ? Because you know that a whole bunch of that money went to bankroll Obama.
And to repeat, this is earning in a single year, not over five years. And during those five years, Beck will be on the air five days a week, less vacations and sick time, and while off air, he will be researching topics for his show. In other words, Beck will be working harder for less than the top ten celebrities listed above.