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Yes, they're both young, talented and beautiful. But when it comes to the War of the Wages, Tisdale's No. 1. Between June 1, 2007, and June 1, 2008, the Disney star banked $5.5 million, beating her "High School Musical" costar by $2.3 million. In addition to a third Musical installment, the 23-year-old's rapidly expanding resume includes two Disney channel series, a straight-to-DVD movie, and a handful of endorsement deals.
In Pictures: Hollywood's War of the Wages
From Leno and Letterman to Aniston and Jolie, Hollywood's chockablock with rivalries. And there's no better -- or fairer -- way of measuring who's winning than with the industry's favorite metric: money.
Nowhere does the game get more personal than in the shoot-out between Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston. After all, Aniston's former husband Brad Pitt is now the father of Jolie's many children. But while Jolie got the guy, the former "Friends" star's got the fatter wallet. Between June 2007 and June 2008, Aniston banked $27 million to Jolie's $14 million.
Why the $13 million difference? While a pregnant Jolie was focused more on her ever- expanding brood than her big screen opportunities, Aniston was busy scoring role after role. The tabloid staple's upcoming films include the canine comedy "Marley & Me" and relationship drama "He's Just Not that Into You." "Friends" syndication and a lucrative Smartwater endorsement deal also help.
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Over on the small screen, Jay Leno, of NBC's "The Tonight Show," and David Letterman, of CBS' "Late Show," have been pitted against each other for nearly two decades. And while Leno regularly scores higher ratings, he comes up short in pay stubs.
As it turns out, it pays to be your own boss: Unlike the NBC host, Letterman owns a stake in his late-night show. Over the course of the year, Letterman raked in $45 million to Leno's $32 million. Of course, much can -- and likely will -- change next year when Leno explores other late- night options. As of June 2009, he is being replaced by NBC's other late-night funnyman Conan O'Brien.
And as far as the tween set goes, the Jonas Brothers may be the next big thing, but Walt Disney's "Hannah Montana" dynamo Miley Cyrus still has them beat at the bank. In fact, Cyrus pulled down $25 million this year compared with the Jonas trio's $12 million.
How did the 16-year-old sensation reach that hefty sum? In addition to a 70-date Best of Both Worlds concert tour, which raked in some $50 million in ticket sales, the pint-sized super star has a book deal, a TV series and several movies in the works.
The Jonas Brothers are playing a quick game of catch-up, however, garnering big gigs and even bigger money. Over the course of the same 12-month period, the crooner siblings pulled in $9 million from touring and $3 million from CD sales, merchandise and television deals. Still to come: a movie, a TV series and a 3-D documentary.
Reporting by Lacey Rose
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