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Despite cutting ties with acting for a while. this hasn’t hindered Emma Watson’s net worth, thanks to the big load of money she took home for her work in theHarry Pottermovies. Throughout its span of eight movies, theHarry Potterfranchise grossed a whopping $7.7 billion, resulting in the lead stars earning a handsome paycheck, which involved Watson earning $70 Million.
While $70 million for 8 movies seems like a pretty prominent deal, in the later years, the actor’s net worth would witness another healthy spike, thanks to the success of 2017’s Disney remake.
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Emma Watson Took Home a Fortune for the Disney Remake
AlthoughHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2remains the biggest success of her career, grossing around $1.34 billion, the 2017 Disney remake also didn’t fall short. Cashing on the original’s greatness, 2017’sBeauty and the Beastmade a whopping $1.26 billion at the box office, becoming the second movie in her filmography to cross the $1 billion threshold.
The enormous success of the movie resulted in a handsome addition to Emma Watson’s net worth. PerThe Hollywood Reporter, despite having a base salary of $3 million, she took home $15 million, thanks to the bonuses following the movie’s successful run at the box office,
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Emma Watson Deeply Resonated With the Disney Princess
Originally offered the role of Mia in Damien Chazelle’sLa La Land, which earned more than a dozen nominations at the Oscars,Emma Watsonrejected the film in favor of the remake of the Disney classic. Even thoughEmma Stonetook an Oscar home for Best Actress for the film, Emma Watson doesn’t regret her decision to star inBeauty and the Beast, as the character of Belle deeply resonated with her. However, this wasn’t the lone Disney role she was offered, as she previously turned down the role of Cinderella. Speaking toGrazia, Watson explained,
“I didn’t know they were going to make Beauty And The Beast at the time I turned down Cinderella.”She continued:“But when they offered me Belle, I just felt the character resonated with me so much more than Cinderella did. She remains curious, compassionate and open-minded. And that’s the kind of woman I would want to embody as a role model, given the choice.”
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While Cinderella, which starred Lily James at the forefront, scored slightly higher thanBeauty and the Beastamong critics, it didn’t come close to the Watson-led movie’s dominance at the box office.
Beauty and the Beastis available to stream on Disney Plus.
Source:Grazia
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
