'Potter's' Radcliffe & Watson Named Highest Grossing Lead Actors Of Decade

Access Hollywood - September 16, 2009 2:23 PM PDT
Story photo: 'Potter's' Radcliffe & Watson Named Highest Grossing Lead Actors Of DecadeDaniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson at the 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' premiere on July 9, 2009 in New York City WireImageAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- "Harry Potter" stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have cast a spell on audiences for almost 10 years - and it's earned them a distinguished honor.

According to Britain's Daily Telegraph, the two young actors have entered the Guinness World Records book as the highest-grossing lead actors of the decade after their first six "Potter" movies earned a whopping $5.4 billion worldwide.

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Daniel - who plays boy wizard Harry Potter - reportedly earned an average of $558 million for his work on the big screen. Emma, who stars as Hermione Granger, beat out her co-star with an astounding average of $753.7 million for her movies, which included the animated movie "The Tale of Despereaux."

The "Potter" goldmine is expected to continue with the release of two more installments of the franchise, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I & II." The first expected in theaters on November 19, 2010 and the last on July 15, 2011

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  • ohhemmmgeee
    what about rupert?! he shouldnt be left out! hes a big part of the harry potter trio!
    report abuseposted November 20, 2009 5:18 PM PST
  • Cynthia
    HARRY POTTER RULES!! cant wait till hp7!
    report abuseposted November 1, 2009 1:43 PM PST
  • sarah
    DANIEL EMMA RUPPET ROCK the movie is gonna be so cool cant wait
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 2:10 AM PDT
  • sarah
    I CANT wait 2 C HP 7 IM reading the book its amazing
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 2:09 AM PDT
  • kEshiA RheA
    WohHoh!!. . . i Cant Wait to See Hp 7
    report abuseposted October 13, 2009 2:56 AM PDT
  • kEshiA RheA
    DanIeL EmmA RuperT i Cant Wait 2 sEe HP 7
    report abuseposted October 13, 2009 2:55 AM PDT
  • kEshiA RheA
    DanIeL EmmA RuperT i Cant Wait 2 sEe HP 7
    report abuseposted October 13, 2009 2:55 AM PDT
  • Alu
    they rock!!!wadex u stap lo form ya
    report abuseposted October 12, 2009 4:26 PM PDT
  • Alu
    they rock!!!wadex u stap lo form ya
    report abuseposted October 12, 2009 4:26 PM PDT
  • Faiqa
    dan is the best
    report abuseposted September 23, 2009 2:23 AM PDT
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