The Nigerian striker added one more in the second half after running onto Juan Mata's pass to ensure Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side qualified for thequarter-final.
Derby County captain, Wayne Rooney, has warned his former club, Manchester United, that he will celebrate if he scores against them in tonight's FA Cup fifth-round clash at the iPro Stadium.
The renewal of the interim six-month contract was tied to Nigeria getting to the semi-finals, a condition that Peseiro met when the Super Eagles defeated Angola in thequarter finals.
Third on the list was actor and producer Mark Wahlberg, who earned $58m, while Ben Affleck came in fourth and Vin Diesel fifth. Indian actor Akshay Kumar was the only Bollywood star in the top 10.
United are also still to play their league fixture away to Brighton, postponed due to both team's involvement in the FA Cup quarter-finals, which has been penciled in for Thursday, May 4.
Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba both scored from with headers in the first half to hand the Red Devils a fifth round win and a place in thequarter finals.
The Royals led the Rockets by 18 points at the end of the third quarter, practically putting a stop to the game. Hayes led all scorers with 40 points in the contest. 8.