On a high: Tom Cruise

cruise tops star power list

actor tom cruise had been crowned the world's most powerful
celebrity for the second time by US magazine forbes. cruise,
The only film star to make the top 10, first topped the business
publication's annual rundown in 2001. he came 10th last year.

The rolling stones are second, wth chat show host oprah winfrey
Last year's number one - in third place. but Mel Gibson and Madonna,
rated third and eighth in 2005, are now here to be found in this year's top 100.
Tom Cruise has become the first celebrity to take the top spot twice.

" he rises back to the top, not after his Sofa jumping Antics on Aprah,
but on the back of his $67m (36m)earnings for war of the worlds,
"forbes said. director steven spielberg. in sixth place, is rating
The year's most financially sucessfull celebrity with estimated earnings
of $332m(179m). US "shock jock" howard stern comes closest to that haul
with $23,5m (127m).

But because forbes's power ranking also takes media
presence into account, they are ranked seventh
and 15th respectively in the overall list..

The Top Ten

1.Tom cruise
2.Rolling stones
3.Oprah winfrey
4.U2
5.Tiger woods
6.Steven spielberg
7.Howard stern
8.50 cent
9.Sopranos cast
10.Dan brown