UK top five

1. Ridley and Tony Scott, �75m 2. Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Internationalmedia, �27m each 3. Nigel and Trevor Green, Entertainment Group, �30m 4. Paul Ward and Paul Anderson, Ward Anderson Group, �27m each =5. Peter Bennett-Jones and Charles Brand, Tiger Aspect, �14m each =5. Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, Working Title, �14m each Source: Screen International

The list was compiled by industry paper Screen International, and excluded actors so it could concentrate on the influential people behind the scenes.

Ridley and Tony Scott have risen from their Northumberland upbringing to reach the top of the Hollywood ladder with a string of big movies.

Ridley began his career with Alien more than 20 years ago, and has since found success with Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise, Gladiator and Black Hawk Down.

He has been nominated for the best director award at the Oscars three times, but has never won.

His brother was behind Top Gun, True Romance, Enemy of the State and Crimson Tide.

In second place are Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, who head Internationalmedia, the company that made Iris, The Wedding Planner and Sliding Doors.

Wealth

The survey compiled lists for a number of territories around the world, except the United States.

In Italy, Berlusconi earned his place at the top thanks to the fact that Mediaset owns a wide range of European film and TV rights, which it says are worth 1.8bn euros (�1.1bn).

But much of his wealth comes from other political and commercial ventures, including TV channels and advertising.

Spanish media mogul Jesus de Polanco is top of that country's list, with $1.4bn (�941m), while France's Seydoux brothers are worth $1.2bn (�824m).

Kerry Packer, the Australian media magnate, heads that country's list with $2.5bn (�1.7bn).

Among the other names listed are French director Luc Besson, worth $40m (�27m), Jackie Chan, who has $20m, and Takeshi Kitano, the Japanese actor, director and comedian, with $25m.