Kim Kardashian: Hollywood May Make its Namesake $85 Million Richer

This might just wrinkle a few feathers. Kim Kardashian’s new game with Glu is set to be a massive hit to the tune of over $200 million. And it looks like Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is going to net her a ton of money too: potentially $85 million if revenue predictions hold up. TMZ is claiming that she’s entitled to 45% of the game’s net profits. She made $28 million in 2013, so this is a nice chunk of change for the celebrity in exchange for licensing her name and image.

A lot of people don’t like Kim Kardashian for many reasons: some think she’s annoying, some feel that perhaps she’s not adequately contributes to culture at large, and some will probably hate that she’s getting rich off of a free-to-play game now. But one thing is clear: she’s a talented businessperson, and is only getting better at maximizing the potential of Kim Kardashian brand. Don’t confuse this with liking her – but you can believe she’s a cultural black hole and still respect her business acumen. I mean, she’s doing something right.

Plus, this game is helping to serve an audience of woman that gaming has historically underserved. Some might prefer that the #1 game one aimed at a female audience was something more substantial than a Kim Kardashian licensing goldmine, but hey, it’s hard to see this as being all that evil.

Besides, she’ll have 85 million more reasons to not worry about the haters.

Carter Dotson

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I'm Carter Dotson! I'm a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, by way of San Antonio, TX. I'm still not used to that whole 'winter' thing. I've had a lifelong passion for gaming, especially on-the-go gaming of all forms, and a special place in my heart for games by small developers. I care way too much about baseball, too.