How much did Warner Bros pay for Harry Potter?
History. In 1999, J. K. Rowling sold the film rights for the first four Harry Potter books to Warner Bros. for a reported £1 million (US$2,000,000).
It's worth noting that this guaranteed payment schedule appears to say that Warner Bros (and in turn, J.K. Rowling,) are NOT paid a percentage of the door. They do not receive some set percentage of all ticket sales. They are paid a set amount annually, regardless of the number of visitors to the parks.
Currently, Rowling and Warner Bros jointly own US trademark rights for “J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World,” a fictional world with movies, a website, and related goods and services.
7 Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
The third movie in the series and the only one not to feature Voldemort, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is (undeservedly) the lowest-earning movie out of the series.
- Daniel Radcliffeat $110 million.
- Emma Watsonat $85 million.
- Rupert Grintat $50 million.
- Tom Feltonat $20 million.
Radcliffe is currently the wealthiest actor from the Harry Potter franchise. The rest of the main kid cast's ranking, in order from highest to lowest estimated net worth, is: Emma Watsonat $85 million. Rupert Grintat $50 million.
Short Answer: Yes, She Profits
No matter how involved, she'll always be attached to the series as its creator.
Rowling denied that she was a billionaire in a 2005 interview. By 2012, Forbes concluded she was no longer a billionaire due to her charitable donations and high UK taxes. She was named the world's highest paid author by Forbes in 2008, 2017 and 2019.
Harry Potter is coming to television. In a landmark deal that ranks among the largest movie franchise rights agreements of all time, NBCUniversal has acquired exclusive rights for the popular films and accompanying J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World franchise from Warner Bros.
Rowling and the publisher Bloomsbury, which releases the “Harry Potter” novels in Britain, saying that “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” the fourth novel in Ms. Rowling's series, was plagiarized from Jacobs's 1987 book, “The Adventures of Willy the Wizard — No 1 Livid Land.” In a statement Ms.
Did Disney try to buy Harry Potter?
In 2004, Rowling signed a letter-of-intent with Disney, with the company intending to develop a Harry Potter section within the Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World. Ultimately, Disney pulled out of negotiations, citing that Rowling's creative influence and the terms established by Warner Bros.
The quick answer: no, author J.K. Rowling definitely did not copy The Lord of the Rings. The separate works pull from European and Norse mythology, and therefore can sometimes overlap in their story.
Harry Potter Earned Emma $70 Million
That's correct: Emma made a reported $70 million from this franchise—which included starring in the movies, making a ton of appearances, and having her face on endless amounts of merch.
Daniel Radcliffe revealed in a recent interview that there's one film in the Harry Potter franchise that really makes him cringe: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. “I'm just not very good in it,” he told the Daily Mail of the sixth movie in the series. “I hate it.”
While discussing the extent of her communication with Radcliffe, Watson also revealed the nature of their friendship back then and even now. They both prefer staying out of the limelight, so "Dan and I generally try and calm each other's nerves," she says.
Tom Felton - £14million
Tom, who played Draco Malfoy, actually ended up running into financial trouble despite his enormous wealth. According to the Express, he revealed to the Daily Mail in 2010 that he "wasted" the cash on luxury cars, mostly BMWs, despite his mother's warnings that he would lose money on them.
Emma's total net worth is said to be $85 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. Which is huuuuuge. Meanwhile, Harry Potter lead Daniel Radcliffe has a net worth of $110 million, Rupert Grint is sitting on $50 million, and Tom Felton has $20 million. So yeah, they're all rich.
Tom Cruise is the highest paid Hollywood actor, earning more than $100 million for Top Gun: Maverick, followed by Will Smith. Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel and Joaquin Phoenix all earned between earned $20-30 million.
We don't know Emma's exact salary for every single Harry Potter film, but we do know she earned $4 million for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and $30 million for both Deathly Hallows movies.
All told, estimates by the Wall Street Journal place the value of the rights agreement at a quarter of a billion dollars. This represents one of the largest movie franchise rights deals of its kind and is sure to be a sign of increased Harry Potter presence throughout Universal parks and on television.
How much money did Emma Watson make from Harry Potter?
Harry Potter Earned Emma $70 Million
That's correct: Emma made a reported $70 million from this franchise—which included starring in the movies, making a ton of appearances, and having her face on endless amounts of merch.
The first Harry Potter film was released in 2001, and young Daniel reportedly received a paycheck of $1 million. The second film of the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, was released a year later and earned similar box-office success. It also earned Radcliffe a fee of $3 million.
Tom Felton - £14million
Tom, who played Draco Malfoy, actually ended up running into financial trouble despite his enormous wealth. According to the Express, he revealed to the Daily Mail in 2010 that he "wasted" the cash on luxury cars, mostly BMWs, despite his mother's warnings that he would lose money on them.
Tom Cruise is the highest paid Hollywood actor, earning more than $100 million for Top Gun: Maverick, followed by Will Smith. Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel and Joaquin Phoenix all earned between earned $20-30 million.
Who is the richest actor? As of August 2022, Jerry Seinfeld is the richest actor in the world with a net worth of $1 Billion.
