Find out which actor from the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise has received the most screen time in the 10 years he’s played the same character
The “Harry Potter” franchise began in theaters in 2001, introducing the actors who would bring to life the characters created by J.K. Rowling on the pages for an entire decade: Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid) and so many others who made history in the 8 adapted films.
With the success of the books, which sold 600 million copies in 85 languages over 25 years, becoming the biggest bestseller of all time, grossing more than US$7 billion a year, Rowlingit was expected that the films would also reach high numbers – and that’s what happened, as the feature films generated a return of US$ 7.7 billion, according to Box Office Mojo (via O GLOBO). Of all of them, the one that brought the most people to the theaters was the last one, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”, which earned US$ 1.332 billion at the box office.
Given the numbers, it is natural that the salaries of the stars who made history take shape are high, raising the question: Who was the highest paid ‘Harry Potter’ actor?
Perhaps the most obvious answer is Radcliffeafter all, he gave life to the most famous wizard in the books and remained wearing his iconic round glasses for 539 minutes on screen throughout the 8 film titles. But, even though he received 86 million dollars for the 10 years of work and is the owner of the highest total payment, he is not the one who occupies the position of highest paid…
The great adversary got the better of it
In truth, Tom Feltonthe actor who plays Draco Malfoy in the franchise, is the one who received the highest pay for screen time. According to the website AdoroCinema, he received 17 million dollars for his appearances in the films released between 2001 and 2011, and since he appeared for only 31 minutes and 45 seconds in total, he received 500 thousand dollars for each minute of his appearance.
Source: Recreio
