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In 1978, Donald Sutherland was offered a huge back-end incentive to appear in the low-budget comedy "Animal House." He held out for cash upfront and winded up losing a fortune.

These are the 10 most valuable sports franchises on earth… with an interesting caveat that may blow the whole list out of the water…

They've battled aliens, voiced toys, raced muscle cars, and even saved the galaxy—sometimes without ever showing their face. These 20 stars have collectively powered more than $300 billion in global ticket sales (adjusted for inflation). From blockbuster icons to behind-the-scenes MVPs, here are the highest-grossing actors of all time… and a few might seriously surprise you.

His crown had 3,000 diamonds. His private jet had a name. And his fortune helped spark a revolution.

He lives in an extremely modest home in Tehran without any luxuries, yet Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly controls a $200 billion financial and real estate empire…

Malibu once spent a decade blocking U2 guitarist The Edge from building a luxury hilltop compound. Today, in the wake of a devastating wildfire, two billionaire brothers from New Zealand are quietly buying up dozens of burned beachfront lots, raising a new and uneasy question about who gets to rebuild Malibu.

A lawsuit over Noah Wyle's Emmy-nominated series "The Pitt" has pulled back the curtain on just how lucrative "ER" was for its creator, the late Michael Crichton.

Nothing it certain in life except for death and taxes. Wesley Snipes is still alive, but he can definitely vouch for the taxes half of that famous saying.

Floyd Mayweather earned over $1 billion by betting on himself and rewriting the business of boxing. Now, a new Business Insider investigation raises questions about how that historic fortune has been managed since he left the ring.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has fathered 106 children—and he plans to leave them his $14 billion fortune. But there's a catch: they won't see a dime for 30 years.

She didn't inherit a billion dollars or marry her way into one. After decades of failed deals, public backlash, reinvention, and relentless control over her work, Beyoncé has officially crossed the billionaire threshold, completing one of the most hard-earned rises in modern pop history.

Publicly, Jack MacDonald gave off the appearance of a man who was living out his final years just barely above the poverty line. Privately, Jack was living with an amazing secret.

This is the true horror story of an investment banker who probably had the most humiliating experience that has ever occurred on a private jet.

When you sit down this December to watch "A Christmas Story", and you see Miss Shields standing at the blackboard grading Ralphie's paper, you aren't just looking at a random long-forgotten Canadian actress. You're looking at the woman who inadvertently made Drake world famous…

Sick of your job? Tired of being broke? Well, we have a very simple suggestion: Write one Christmas song. As you are about to learn, a hit Christmas song is the real gift that keeps on giving.