Child Actors Top the List of Top-Grossing Stars
"How does fortune affect your future"
Want to find out which young performers make the most money? Well, it often depends on who you ask. That said, if you pull up a list of high-earning young celebrities, you probably won't be surprised to find out that names like Miley Cyrus, Victoria Justice and Demi Lovato frequently come soaring to the top. But what is perhaps a bit more impressive (yet equally unsurprising to many) is the fact that among the various lists of all of this century's top-grossing actors - young and old - are performers who got their start, and became millionaires, long before their 18th birthdays.
Topping the list of Hollywood's biggest earners, according to The Guinness Book of World Records are Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe, named "Highest Grossing Actor of the Decade in 2009," and Emma Watson who, according to Guinness, earned the title of "Highest Average Box-Office Gross for an Actress." She hit this mark in 2009 after six Harry Potter films brought in $5.4 billion worldwide and took the title of highest average box office earnings, making approximately $900 million per film.
But the stars of Harry Potter were outshone in 2010 when Leonardo DiCaprio, who got his start as a child, was named Forbes' Top-Grossing Actor, with his movies making $1.1 billion at the global box office.
And in case you're wondering what the bank accounts hold for those earlier mentioned stars, Victoria Justice made $12,000 per episode of Victorious in 2011, Miley Cyrus made $15,000 per episode for Hannah Montana, Dylan and Cole Sprouse made $20k each for the Suite Life, Abigail Breslin is reported to make in the upwards of $2 Million per film, and Angus T. Jones makes in the upwards of $250,000 per episode for Two and a Half Men.
And these aren't the only young actors that are bringing in top-dollar. Even unknown actors who land a few national commercials can bring in large sums of money over time.
So what comes with all of this money? Well they say money can't buy you love, but it can buy you houses, cars, clothes and, yes, even friends and drugs. It's an unfortunate side to this industry; A side of which parents must be aware. And in an effort to combat the unfortunate effects of having excess expendable income at a young age, CIF provides resources which support youth leadership, give back to the community and put family first. Young performers can become more grounded in an industry that soars.
To help you, Children In Film's website includes a section called Fame & Fortune which outlines success stories, articles about healthy earnership and money management, and details about how to give back and how Children In Film gives back.
If your goal is to make it big, we encourage you to plan ahead, and learn how to make a difference, by checking out the Fame & Fortune section for information and ideas.
