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August 16, 2008 - Potter stars among richest celebs
Harry Potter author JK Rowling and actor Daniel Radcliffe are among the richest celebrities in the whole world.
JK Rowling, who’s now sold 375 million Potter books, took home a whopping £150m last year!
Daniel Radcliffe earned £12.5m, and his co-stars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint took home £2.75m and £2.5m each.
David Beckham is Britian’s highest earning sportstar and he earned twice what Daniel did - a whopping £25m.
Other British celebs raking in the cash include actress Kiera Knightley, who earned £16m.
Source: CBBC
Tags: 2008!
Young, beautiful and brainy. Things just seem to be getting better by the day for Emma Watson.
Already a millionaire at 18 and with a long list of potential suitors beating a path to her door, she has just received some more good news.
Collecting her A-Level results yesterday made happy reading for the Harry Potter star after she was awarded straight A grades.
The teenager, who rose to fame playing young wizard Hermione in the film series, had a message to fans posted on her website delivering the news.
It read: “Emma has received her A-Level results and we are absolutely delighted to let you all know that she received straight A’s in her three chosen subjects namely English literature, geography and art! As you can imagine Emma is absolutely thrilled and we are all very proud of her. Well done Emma!”
Despite once declaring that she has already earned enough money never to have to work again, she has always insisted that her fame will not stand in the way of her education.
Emma Watson in Warner Bros.
Friends say that the brainy star is now hoping to secure a place at Cambridge University to read Philosophy.
Despite appearing in the first Harry Potter film when she was nine, Watson managed to achieve ten A grades in her GCSEs two years ago.
Her achievements are made all the more remarkable for the amount of time she has spent outside the classroom.
Because of her hectic filming schedule she has had to have a private tutor on set to give her impromptu lessons during breaks in filming.
She was given Monday mornings off by producers to attend school and would be sent assignments by her teachers every Friday.
Her completed homework had to be couriered between the studio and her school for teachers to mark.
It poses and interesting dilemma for Miss Watson, who will now have to decide whether to commit to her acting or take a break to complete her degree.
Her role in the five Harry Potter films to date have earned her a £10.5million fortune and she recently signed a £2.5million deal to star in the sixth.
For the final instalment of the franchise - to be split into two separate films - she will be paid £1.5million for each.
However, her desire to go to university has apparently been fuelled by her parents Chris and Jacqueline, who both went to Oxford.
Producers are now said to have agreed to scheduled filming of the last movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, around her university timetable, should she decided to go.
It was also revealed that in June this year, Miss Watson had signed a £3million deal to model for Chanel.
Meanwhile the new Harry Potter film, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince has been delayed for release until 2009, to coincide with the money spinning summer box office season.
Source: Daily Mail
Tags: 2008!
The three stars of Harry Potter have been named as some of the richest young entertainers in the world, with leading man Daniel Radcliffe taking home the biggest teen pay packet.
The 19-year-old actor pocketed an estimated £12.8million ($25million) last year, according to Forbes’ magazine’s Rich Tween List.
Tying with Radcliffe in joint first place is Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, who also took home £12.8million.
Rich kids: Daniel Radcliffe (£12.8million), Rupert Grint (£2.6million) and Emma Watson (£2.8million) are on the list thanks to their Harry Potter paycheques
While many of the celebrities on the list are no longer teens, they appear on the list because of the eight-to-14 demographic they appeal to.
Radcliffe signed an estimated £25.6million contract this year to star in the big-screen adaptations of the final two books in the JK Rowling novel series.
He will next been seen on screen in Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince in November.
Meanwhile, Radcliffe’s co-stars Emma Watson, 18, and Rupert Grint, 19, have also made the top 10, landing at seven and nine respectively.
Playing Hermione helped Watson net £2.8million, while Grint earned slightly less with £2.6million.
Miley Cyrus 2008 Teen Choice Awards at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Aug. 3, 2008
Actors Vanessa Hudgens, left, and Zac Efron arrive at the Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, Calif., on Sunday Aug. 3, 2008
They’re in the money: Radcliffe’s fellow No.1 Miley Cyrus (L) earned £12.5million, while High School Musical couple Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens also make the top 10
Joining Radcliffe at No.1 is Cyrus, who has become a marketing dream for Disney after starring in their TV series Hannah Montana, about a schoolgirl who lives a double life as a famous pop star by night.
The 15-year-old is set to up her earnings later this year after signing a book deal and filming a big-screen version of Hannah Montana.
Singers, from left,Kevin, Nick, and Joe Jonas of The Jonas Brothers arrives at the Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, Calif., on Sunday Aug. 3, 2008.
New boys on the block: Relative newcomers Jonas Brothers have speedy earning power, picking up £6.1million
In third place were twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who found fame as babies on the U.S. TV show Full House, with £7.7million.
The 22-year-olds launched their merchandising machine in the mid-1990s, shortly after the end of Full House.
They starred in a series of TV shows together, including Two Of A Kind and So Little Time, as well as host of straight-to-video movies.
Following close behind are another family - relative newcomers the Jonas Brothers, who earned £6.1million thanks to sales of their two albums and their Disney TV show.
The Jonas Brothers comprise New Jersey siblings Nick, 15; Kevin, 20; and Joe Jonas, 18.
The Forbes list also includes three High School Musical stars - Zac Efron at five, Vanessa Hudgens at 10 and Ashley Tisdale at six.
Efron, 20, made £3million from his burgeoning acting career, which included a role as Link Larkin in last year’s Hairspray remake.
His co-star Tisdale, 23, who has released a solo pop album, earned £2.8million while his real-life and on-screen girlfriend Hudgens, 19, took home £1.6million.
Singer/actress Hilary Duff, 20, who leaped to fame in Disney’s Lizzie McGuire show, came in at eight with £2.6million.
Source: Daily Mail
Tags: 2008!
Harry Potter star Emma Watson is celebrating getting straight A’s on her A-levels, England’s high school finishing exams. “She’s ecstatic,” says a source close to the 18-year-old actress. “She worked really hard.”
Emma, who got her test results August 14, took three A-level exams: English Literature, History of Art and Geography. Watson, who reportedly earns $4 million a film, hasn’t decided whether to attend college anytime soon, though she previously discussed her desire to attend Cambridge University. “She’s just enjoying her results,” says Waton’s rep. “She’s not making any decisions right now.”
Meanwhile, Harry Potter fans are going to have to wait until 2009 to see the sixth Potter film. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which was due to be released Nov. 11, has been pushed back to July 17, 2009. The postponement was made to exploit the “relative dearth” of major summer blockbusters next year in the wake of the recent writers’ strike, said Warner Bros. president Alan Horn.
Source: The Improper
Tags: 2008!
Harry Potter star Emma Watson is celebrating after scoring straight As in her A-levels.
The 18-year-old, who plays Hermione Granger in the wizard franchise, is said to be “thrilled” after receiving her results on Thursday.
She took exams in English Literature, History of Art and Geography.
A message on the actress’s website read: “Emma has received her A-Level results and we are absolutely delighted to let you all know that she received straight As in her three chosen subjects.
“As you can imagine Emma is absolutely thrilled and we are all very proud of her. Well done, Emma!”
It was recently revealed that the release of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, which was due to hit cinemas in November, has been postponed until next summer.
Source: DigitalSpy
Tags: 2008!
Watson, 18, had to combine her studies at Headington School, Oxford with filming the series in which she plays a pupil at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.
A message on the actress’ website said: “We are absolutely delighted to let you all know that Emma received straight As in her three chosen subjects namely English literature, geography and Art!! As you can imagine Emma is absolutely thrilled and we are all very proud of her.”
During her school days she represented Headington at hockey and dancing. For the last two years she was involved in its Rock Challenge dance competition.
Watson now plans to take a gap year and attend university in 2009, juggling her studies with her acting career.
Earlier this year she appeared as a new entry on the Sunday Times Rich List with a fortune of £10 million.
Source: Telegraph.co.uk
Tags: 2008!
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