Highest career earnings as a magician

Highest career earnings as a magician
Who
David Copperfield
What
661500000 US dollar(s)
Where
United States
When
2004
David Copperfield (USA), has earned a net sum of US$661.5 million (£346.7 million) from 1984 - 2004.

During his career he has been 'cut in half' 3,311 times with the 'Laser', first performed in 1994 and 4,161 times with the 'Death Saw', first performed at Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA in 1987.

David has 'vanished' over 41,627 audience members as of 7 February 2005, with his '13' performance, first shown in 1998 in Hong Kong. 

From 1991 - 1999, David has been in the air for over 467 hours since the first performance of 'Flying' in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1991. The final performance was held in South America in 1999.

He also claims to hold the record for the most US Presidents performed to by a magician:- Jimmy Carter (1980), Ronald Reagan (1981 and 1982), George Bush (1992), Bill Clinton (1997) and George W. Bush (2002), all at the Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.