Harry Potter stars Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe have been named highest paid actress and actor in Vanity Fair’s list of 40 top Hollywood earners.
The duo, both 19 years old, was paid last year to return for two more “Harry Potter” films; Radcliffe was paid $20 million per movie, Watson was paid $15 million.
The top five places are all occupied by directors. Director Michael Bay, who made the “Transformers” films, is in number one position with 125 million for the second part of the robot saga.
Steven Spielberg ($85m, mostly thanks to “Universal theme-park royalties and consulting fees”), Roland Emmerich ($70m, 2012), James Cameron ($50m, Avatar), Todd Phillips ($44m, mostly from The Hangover), follow Bay.
“Paranormal Activity” director Oren Peli, took the 25th spot on the list with $22.5 million for his movie that cost around $10,000 to make. Apparently Paramount paid him $17.5 million for the film, and he got another $5 million for helming the UFO thriller “Area 51.” Not bad for a guy who was a computer programmer not too long ago
Check out the full list below:
1. Michael Bay: $125 million
2. Steven Spielberg: $85 million
3. Roland Emmerich: $70 million
4. James Cameron: $50 million
5. Todd Phillips: $44 million
6. Daniel Radcliffe: $41 million
7. Ben Stiller: $40 million
8. Tom Hanks: $36 million
9. JJ Abrams: $36 million
10. Jerry Bruckheimer: $35.5 million
11. Tyler Perry: $32.5 million
12. Adam Sandler: $31.5 million
13. Denzel Washington: $31 million
14. Emma Watson: $30 million
15. Rupert Grint: $30 million
16. Owen Wilson: $29 million
17. Nicolas Cage: $28 million
18. Russell Crowe: $28 million
19. Cameron Diaz: $27 million
20. Brian Grazer and Ron Howard: $25.5 million
21. Johnny Depp: $25 million
22. Steve Carell: $25 million
23. Robert De Niro: $24.5 million
24. Sarah Jessica Parker: $24 million
25. Katherine Heigl: $24 million
26. Shawn Levy: $23 million
27. Oren Peli and Jason Blum: $22.5 million
28. Robert Downey Jr.: $22 million
29. George Clooney: $22 million
30. Matt Damon: $22 million
31. Reese Witherspoon: $21 million
32. Angelina Jolie: $21 million
33. Jennifer Aniston: $20 million
34. Sandra Bullock: $20 million
35. Robert Pattinson: $18 million
36. Clint Eastwood: $17 million
37. Kristen Stewart: $16 million
38. Mark Wahlberg: $16 million
39. Shia LaBeouf: $15 million
40. Brad Pitt: $13.5 million
