Emma Watson And Rupert Grint, highest earning on-screen couple

Harry Potter actors Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have been named the highest-earning on-screen couple of the past five years, by Forbes magazine and Box Office Mojo.

Contactmusic.com reports that these two companies have compiled the new list, based on onscreen chemistry and box office success, and Harry Potter co-stars Watson and Grint have raked in $4.2 billion over the course of the study.

Twilight couple Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart came in second with takings of $2.5 billion, and original Transformers co-stars Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox stood third with earnings of $1.5 billion.

Rounding the top five are Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow thanks to the first two Iron Man films and LaBeouf and his Transformers: Dark of the Moon love interest Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

By IANS

Rupert Grint missing 'Harry Potter' sets

Actor Rupert Grint misses being on the set of "Harry Potter" because it had become his second home. Grint played Ron Weasley in the wizard movie franchise since he was 11. 

He is devastated that " Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" is the final film in the series because he grew up on the sets in Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, South East England. "(I'll miss) the people, the friendships, the memories, and the place - just going to the same place everyday. It became a second home.

I remember packing everything up in the last few weeks and finding toys and birthday cards from when I was 13 and 14,"femalefirst quoted the 22-year-old as saying. "I never imagined I'd be here 10 years later talking about the eighth film. It just seems so surreal. It's been so much fun. I really am truly going to miss it," he added.

The Harry Potter: Journey ends here

A decade of Harry Potter ends today as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 hits the screens for the final time tomorrow. As the biggest franchise ever, comes to a grand finale, here is some interesting trivia on the making of the world's greatest saga Harry Potter.

The costumes
Over 25,000 items of clothing have been used on Harry Potter and over 600 school uniforms have been created for the character
Dan Radcliffe wore out 60-70 wands during the making of the film and has been through 160 pairs of glasses. 

The scenes with the largest number of cast and extras to dress have been the battle scenes in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", with 400 Death Eaters and Snatchers and the Great Hall scenes with 400 children and teachers.

The creatures
In "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", Ron's vomit slugs were in fact, puppets. Rupert Grint chose orange-flavored slime to make the experience more palatable.
Over 200 creatures were created for the "Harry Potter" film series.

Hair and makeup
A dentist was on standby for many of the young crowd scenes to replace teeth which wobbled and fell out — to prevent continuity issues involving teeth. 

Harry's infamous scar has been put on by makeup approx 5,800 times. This is not only on Daniel Radcliffe, who has had the scar applied approx 2,000 times, but also on his doubles and stunt doubles. 

Robbie Coltrane once got a mini-fan caught in his Hagrid beard and had to have it cut out.

Hogwarts
Hogwarts was 60 x 50 x 30 ft high. A scale of 1:24 . The original version took about seven months to create with 40 people working on it. The miniature has been updated over the years due to story requirements.
Each of these updates has taken approximately 3-4 months with about 20 model makers.

Sets and props
Number of sets created — 588
Biggest set — Ministry of Magic
Longest standing set — The Great Hall, used from the first film till the last. 

The "Harry Potter" art department contained a team of 58 people working full-time. Over 10 years, they produced some amazing work, but also produced 35 babies!

The Great Hall
The Great Hall was one of the first ever sets created. It could fit 22 London double-decker buses inside. It stands 120ft x 40ft and took over 100 tons of plaster to complete. The set took 18 weeks to build by 30 men. 

Dumbledore's chair was inspired by the throne in Westminster Abbey. n The Hall seats 400 children. 

Behind the Professor's top table is the house points system. Each hour glass contains tens of thousands of Indian glass beads.

Grimmauld Place
The fabric used on the hall and stairwell walls was made from 350 meters of dark grey silk bought in from India and then screen-printed in gold. 

The same pattern was used on the curtains in the drawing room.

Rupert Grint celebrates end of Harry Potter by buying £60 Vauxhall Carlton!

London: ‘Harry Potter’ star Rupert Grint has revealed that he celebrated the end of the wizard series by gifting himself a 60-pound Vauxhall Carlton.

Grint, 22, who has a 24 million-pounds fortune, said that when filming wrapped on the final JK Rowling movie, ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2’, he treated himself to the car and headed off around Europe with mates in a ‘Wacky Rally’.

“We did about nine countries, all the way to Barcelona,” the Sun quoted him as saying.

“I went with James and Oliver Phelps, who play the twins, and we brought a mechanic along as well. It was a really good adventure. I do love cars but nothing too flashy,” he added.

Kiss with Emma's an anticlimax: Rupert Grint

Rupert Grint has confessed that his onscreen kiss with Emma Watson in the final instalment of the 'Harry Potter' film series would be to be 'a bit of an anticlimax' for viewers.

Grint, 22, and Watson, 21 will be sharing a highly anticipated kiss in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, to be released in cinemas this month.

But, according to the Observer, the actor said the moment itself is likely to prove quite under whelming to fans who have been waiting ten years to see the two get together.

"That's going to be a bit of an anticlimax," the Telegraph quoted Grint as saying, while describing the kiss as a "small, small moment".

He was asked about the long build-up to the moment, which both actors, who are close friends, knew would eventually arrive.

"It can be hard to keep up the energy," he stated.