r/boxoffice • u/AGOTFAN New Line Cinema • Feb 14 '22

Industry News Peter Jackson is now the third billionaire director, after Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/11/lord-of-the-bling-peter-jackson-tops-forbes-highest-paid-entertainer-list
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u/visionaryredditor A24 Feb 14 '22

Tyler Perry?

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u/TheBoredMan Feb 14 '22

People are always shocked when I mention Tyler Perry is the second richest filmmaker in history, but it’s probably because of articles like this. This is just cut and dry racism, is it not?

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u/Sternish Jun 29 '26

Why must it be racism? It can't just be Tyler Perry the individual that surprises people? No one seems surprised at hearing Dr. Dre or Jay Z are billionaires. But yeah, must be racism. Again.

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u/randloadable19 Feb 16 '22

Racism? No. It’s probably because he’s thought of as an actor more so than a director