March 14th, 2010
Top Box-Office Teens
By Dorothy Pomerantz, Forbes
Daniel Radcliffe was just 11 years old when he played Harry Potter for the first time in 2001’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” It was the young actor’s first major role, and for better or worse, it has come to define him. When the series ends in a few years, it will be difficult to see Radcliffe as anything but a grown-up Potter.
He’s making grown-up money for the last two installments of Warner Bros.’ huge franchise: $20 million per film. The studio was happy to pay him — the “Harry Potter” films have earned a total $4.3 billion at the box office so far.
That makes Radcliffe and his co-stars Emma Watson (Hermione) and Rupert Grint (Ron) the teens with the biggest hauls at the box office.
Studios love finding teen talent. Young actors (except Radcliffe) always earn far less than an adult would. Kids love to see movies featuring teens, and those kids will go see movies more than once and stock up on film merchandise. Read More
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