One of Harry Potter's Highest-Earning Stars Was Getting in $500,000 Per Minute, and We Only Saw Her on Screen for Half an Hour in the Entire Saga
The Harry Potter actor didn't have to spend much time on set to become one of the stars of the series and enjoy some of the biggest earnings.
It is not at all necessary to be present on the screen for a long time to leave quite an impression. Actors have proven this many times before, even those appearing in the Harry Potter series, after all, memorable performances were given not only by the young actors of the main trio, but also by industry veterans or even other young artists, such as Tom Felton.
Draco Malfoy was a character that was hard to miss. Harry Potter's rival in every part, although he appeared for a while, he made sure not to go unnoticed. Not surprisingly, Tom Felton gained recognition through this role, which went hand in hand with a nice salary. In turn, this earned him the title of one of the highest-earning actors in the Harry Potter series.
Although the full amount of about $18 million looks not so good when compared to the $108 million that Daniel Radcliffe, playing the series' main character, earned, if you break these amounts down by the amount of time the actors spent on screen, it looks quite different.
On IMDb we can find information on how many minutes in each film were devoted to a particular character. Thanks to this, we know that Draco Malfoy, played by Felton, was on screen for 31 minutes and 45 seconds. This allows us to calculate that he earned more than $500,000 per minute. In contrast, Radcliffe was on screen for 539 minutes, so he earned $200,000 per minute.
Of course, we do not know the exact amounts, they have not been disclosed, so the calculations are based on approximate sums that have been determined from various reports. We also do not know the approximate salaries of all the stars of the series, and there may have been people who outbid even Felton. For example, Alan Rickman, who was undeniably one of Harry Potter's biggest stars. Nevertheless, it can be considered that Felton was one of the highest-earning actors in the series about the young wizard.
