George Lucas – $6.5 Billion

George Lucas was born in Modesto, California on May 14, 1944. He is one of the most famous directors in the world. Star Wars will never be what it is today without him. In fact, there will never be Star Wars without George. Aside from the epic space-opera movie franchise, he is also the one behind the success of the Indiana Jones movie series. He is the founder of Lucas’s film. With these things under his belt, he managed to amass a net worth of $6.5billion, which makes him the wealthiest celebrity and director in the entertainment industry.

His credits for creating Star Wars are beyond measure. With only an $11 million budget on hand, he made a global phenomenon when it hit the theaters in 1977. And the rest is what they say, history. By 2012, the film had earned around $20 billion in merchandise sales and the revenue through home entertainment sales were $4 million.