The eight Harry Potter movies have earned more than $7 billion at the box office, Warner Bros said, cementing their place as the biggest grossing series ever.
Although the total does not take into account inflation, and attendance figures have generally declined throughout the series according to some analyses, the franchise has been a major success for the Hollywood studio.
The actress is gearing up to start promoting the final Harry Potter movie in the franchise. She is famed for her role as Hermione Granger, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 released next month.
Harry Potter star Emma Watson doesn’t need magic spell to be in good shape, because she already has it. Donned in a pink sports bra on Sunday she shows off her trimmed midriff.
Harry Potter star Emma Watson got a surprise when she approached her favourite artist to purchase one of his pieces as he ended up immortalising the actress in 34 new paintings.
Edward Cullen in the three Twilight films - is the second richest UK film star under 30, with a total fortune of $50,000,000. Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe at only 21 comes in first , 21, tops the list with $70,000,000 including earnings of $10 million last year. Robert Pattinson is reportedly set to net 2.5 per cent of the next two Twilights’ takings and that could help move him to number 1.
The Sunday Times list puts Keira Knightly in third with $48 million. Keira Chaplin – grand-daughter of Charlie Chaplin – is fourth with $45 million, and Potter stars Rubert Grint and Emma Watson are tied for fifth with $37million.
Whatever the standings are now, the trajectory of Robert Pattinson’s earnings outstrip the others – his popularity as a leading man means that he is likely to earn more than all of his young British competition in the future.
Meanwhile, just for some perspective – J.K. Rowling’s wealth is estimated at over 1 billion dollars!
The summer of 2011 will bring some strange things to movie theaters:
Cowboys on horseback shot at by space ships.
Little blue men on a mission.
And Captain Jack Sparrow in pursuit of a mermaid.
But despite the oddities of the coming movie season, there's a cornucopia of films coming that will undoubtedly include some gems, some bombs and many, many movies somewhere in the middle.
Best Bets:
"Priest," with Paul Bettany. This tale of a retired priest who's been a veteran vampire hunter just looks fascinating in previews, and Bettany is one of the best action actors around.
"Larry Crowne," with Tom Hanks as a fired worker who goes to get a college degree, with Julia Roberts as his downer of a teacher. Hanks is perfect for his role as a positively upbeat guy who turns his teacher's world around.
"Bad Teacher" is about just that, but Cameron Diaz looks perfect as a shallow teach trying to win a contest and a rich suitor played by Justin Timberlake.
Could she recapture the crazy comedy of "Something About Mary"?
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" just has to end the series with a bang. The young actors have grown--literally and figuratively--and the story itself has everything you'd want to finish an epic series.
"The Help" has a great cast and is one of the most popular books of our time. Emma Stone and Viola Davis should become bigger names after this tale of African-American maids.
"Green Lantern" looks to be the best of the summer's comic-book flicks, a list that includes "Thor," an "X-Men" sequel, "Captain America: The First Avenger" and more.
"Lantern" has the appealing Ryan Reynolds, and previews have included some very cool special effects.
"Something Borrowed" has Kate Hudson as the spoiled gal she plays so well, and the under-appreciated Gennifer Goodwin as the friend she takes advantage of--this time, taking her man.
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