Forbes releases its list of highest-paid celebrities

10. Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo winks during a training session ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Juventus and Real Madrid, at Turin’s Juventus Stadium, Italy, Monday, May 4, 2015. The soccer star pulled in $79.5 million. (AP Photo/Massimo Pinca)
9. In this May 17, 2015 file photo, Taylor Swift arrives at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The “Shake it Off” singer earned $80 million over the past year. (Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP, File)
8. In this Sept. 5, 2014 file photo, actor Robert Downey Jr. participates in “The Judge” photo call and press conference during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. Downey earned $80 million, according to Forbes. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
7. In this May 3, 2006, file photo, author James Patterson contemplates a question during an interview at his home overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach, Fla. The best-selling author earned $89 million over the past year. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
6. Country music star Garth Brooks, front, leads other celebrities, including former Colts player Dallas Clark, and IndyCar driver Charlie Kimball on a parade through the halls of Riley Hospital for Children, Tuesday, April 7, 2015, in Indianapolis. Brooks earned $90 million over the past year. NO SALES (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Kelly Wilkinson)
5. In this March 2, 2015 file photo, judge Howard Stern arrives at the “America’s Got Talent” Season 10 red carpet kick off at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, N.J. The veteran radio/TV host earned $95 million last year. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
4. In this April 18, 2013, file photo, wax figures of British band One Direction, from left to right, Niall Horan , Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, and Harry Styles, are revealed at Madame Tussauds in central London. The group earned $130 million last year. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, file)
3. In this Feb. 1. 2015, file photo, singer Katy Perry performs during halftime of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game in Glendale, Ariz. She earned $135 million last year. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
2. In this May 2, 2015 photo, Manny Pacquiao answers questions during a press conference following his welterweight title fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas. He earned $160 million last year. (AP Photo/John Locher,File)
1. Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. earned $300 million and the number one spot on Forbes’ Celeb 100. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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WASHINGTON — Forbes magazine has released its top 100 highest-paid celebrities.

This magazine has done the list since 1999, but this year, Forbes refocused its Celeb 100 by only ranking talent that’s in front of the camera. Forbes’ list measured money earned from June 1, 2014 to June 1, 2015, then subtracted management fees and taxes.

The magazine’s figures are based on data from Nielsen, Pollstar, Box Office Mojo and IMDB. Forbes interviewed agents, managers and lawyers.

Thirty-two of this year’s members are from areas outside the U.S. As a result, this Forbes list is more diverse than previous years.

Click through our gallery to see the top 10.

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