Which New Actress Grossed Over $1 Billion at the Box Office This Year?
Ready for some shocking monetary figures that will put your $9/hour filing paychecks to shame? According to Forbes, Leonardo DiCaprio grossed $1.1 billion at the global box office in 2011 thanks to the fearsome twosome of Shutter Island and Inception. Okay, maybe DiCaprio's perch on top of this year's highest-grossing list is not that shocking. What is surprising, though, is which young actress finished just behind the actor, grossing over $1 billion. Any guesses?
If you guessed Mia Wasikowska, you're right! The 21-year-old Australian actress tied her Alice in Wonderland co-star Johnny Depp for second place, both with "a total worldwide gross of $1.03 billion."
Behind them, Robert Downey, Jr. ranked fourth with $808 million thanks to Iron Man 2 and Due Date. Daniel Radcliffe brought up the caboose of this shortlist with a paltry $780 million from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. Not listed: Reese Witherspoon. Better luck next year!
· Leonardo DiCaprio: 2010s Highest Grossing Star [CNN via Forbes]
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What are the criteria they're using? I'm sure Helena Bonham Carter would beat Mia Wasikowska (surely Deathly Hallows did better than The Kids Are Alright) if her roles in both Alice and Hallows were counted.
For one, she didn't bring in that money. It was Tim Burton and the Alice in Wonderland Story that brought in the Billion dollars.
It doesn't matter which actress was Alice, it would have made a billion dollars regardless.
Taking into consideration Tim Burton's outstanding carrer, I thought "Alice" was quite dissapointing, in my opinion the movie only succeded visualy, I thought the story and the characters could have been handled better, specially with Burton as the director. In my opinion Mia Wasikowska was the best thing in the movie, I'm really looking forward to see her in the upcoming newest adaptation of Jane Eyre, as the titular character.
Taking into consideration Tim Burton's outstanding carrer, I thought "Alice" was quite dissapointing, for me the movie only succeded visualy. I thoght the story and the characters could have been handled better, specially with Burton as the director. In my opinion, Mia Wasikowska was the best thing in the movie, I''m really looking forward to see her in the upcoming newest adaptation of Jane Eyre, playing the titular character.