Canadian teen pop star Justin Bieber was named by People magazine as the richest teenager in Hollywood, earning 53 million U.S. dollars between May 2010 and May 2011.

Singer Justin Bieber arrives at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles August 7, 2011. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Powered mainly by 100 million-dollar box office from his concert film "Never Say Never," the 17-year-old rose to the top of a teen pay list which also included Miley Cyrus, 18, a Walt Disney starlet who rose to fame by portraying the title character in popular TV show "Hannah Montana," who turned out second with 48 million dollars.

The Justin Bieber film, a 3-D documentary which was released in February 2011, was ranked as the top grossing concert film of all time, beating late King of Pop Michael Jackson's documentary "This Is It" and Cyrus'concert film "Best of Both Worlds."

Selena Gomez, Bieber's girlfriend, raked in five million dollars. She was followed by actor Will Smith's children Jaden and Willow, who made nine million dollars combined.

In May, Bieber also was named by Forbes as the third laureate on the list of "Most Powerful Celebrities," trailing singer Lady Gaga and TV host Oprah Winfrey.

The People magazine's list also features "Team Jacob" head Taylor Lautner (16 million dollars) and Angus Jones (six million dollars), who played the nephew of comedian Charlie Sheen in the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men."

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