Being Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter Movie series, Emma Watson took the title of being the most profitable actress of the decade. Her films have grossed a staggering $5.4 billion worldwide and she boasts the highest average box office earnings, making roughly $900 million per film.
More notable actresses like Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet were beaten in the list conducted by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Watson got her start at the age of ten, playing a young wizard in the first “Harry Potter” film back in 2001.
Since then, she has starred in five subsequent Potter movies and voiced the character of a young princess in the animated film, “The Tale of Despereaux.”
Ali Jaafar, International Editor at Variety Magazine said it was notable that Watson was a big grosser, but it would be interesting to see how her career progressed.
“She’s untested apart from the Harry Potter franchise, but these are young actors and it’ll be interesting to see how they develop their careers,” Mr Jaafar said.
“It’s always hard for child actors to develop.”
Orlando Bloom was named the highest grossing actor of the decade, taking in more than $7 billion for his role in movies like “Lord of the Rings” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
