1. The Veronica Mars Movie – Rob Thomas


Created by Rob Thomas in March of 2013, this Kickstarter project raised $5.7 million in 30 days from over 91k backers. Veronica Mars is an American television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas.

2. Wish I Was Here – Zach Braff


Created by Zach Braff in April of 2013, this Kickstarter project raised $3.1 million in 30 days from over 46k backers. Zach Braff is an American actor and director. Braff first became known in 2001 for his role as Dr. John Dorian on the television series Scrubs

3. The Newest Hottest Spike Lee Joint


Created by Spike Lee in July of 2013, this Kickstarter project raised $1.4 million in 30 days from over 91k backers. Spike Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor.

4. Seth Godin – The Icarus Deception


Created by Seth Godin in June of 2012, this Kickstarter project raised 287k 29 days from 4.2k backers. While raising a smaller amount than the previous campaigns, Seth Godin is a high-profile internet marketing guru with the #1 blog in the world.

5. Adam Carolla – Road Hard

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Created by Adam Carolla in July of 2013, this Fundanything project raised $1.4 million in 45 days. Adam Carolla is an American comedian, radio personality, television host and actor.

6. Sylvester Stallone

After raising over $259k the team moved their project to Indiegogo because of an “administrative glitch” on Kickstarter. This campaign was created by John Herzfeld. Stallone is one of the cast members in the film.

7. James Franco – Palo Alto Stories

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Created by James Franco in June of 2013, this Kickstarter project raised $327k in 45 days. James Edward Franco is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, teacher and author.

8. David Fincher – “The Goon”


Created by Blur Studio in October of 2012, this Kickstarter project raised $441k in 30 days from over 7.5k backers. David Fincher is the director of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Social Network.

9. Charlie Kaufman


Created by Starburns Industries, Inc. in July of 2012, this Kickstarter project raised $406k in 60 days from over 5.7k backers. Charlie Kaufman is an American screenwriter, producer, director and lyricist. His work includes Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

10. Ricki Lake – More Business of Being Born


Created by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein in June of 2012, this Kickstarter project raised $121k in 30 days from over 1.5k backers. Ricki Pamela Lake is an American actress, producer, and Emmy Award winning television host.

 

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  1. Christopher
    on October 4, 2013

    Is the moral being famous is the best way to complete a Kickstarter campaign? Giving it a go without the fame! Created a card game where object is to get rid of back pain http://kck.st/160GGTK

    • Salvador Briggman
      on October 9, 2013

      I think famous people naturally have a fanbase so it’s easier for them to complete a Kickstarter campaign, but by no means do you need to be famous.

  2. micned
    on October 5, 2013

    You can plebiscite best crowdfunding project of 2013

    http://forum.alloprod.com/le-tour-du-monde-du-crowdfunding-en-80-jours-t63.html

  3. Joe N Ginny Eichholz
    on November 30, 2013

    Plus they have the money to fund it anyway.
    I don’t get why they even crowd fund, all they have to do is tweet hey fans help fund my project and It’s done.
    I’m just saying for guys like me with 3 friends and 4 or five family members poorer than me It’s almost impossible to get funded I believe.

    • crowdfundingpr
      on December 3, 2013

      Hi Joe. I’m going to publish a new article on CrowdCrux today that might yield some insight into how an ordinary person can raise money via crowdfunding :). I’ll link you when I have it up.