No. 3: J.K. Rowling ($95 million)
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No. 3: J.K. Rowling ($95 million)

The 52-year-old British novelist worked her magic again with “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” The co-written stage play was the bestselling book of 2016 with over 4.5 million domestic copies and its West End production is sold out well into 2018.

Rowling also earned top-money from her Harry Potter attractions at Universal Studios and her latest movie, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, ” for which she wrote the screenplay. 

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 12: J.K. Rowling attends the 70th EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) at Royal Albert Hall on February 12, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)