Little-known actress Mia Wasikowska beats Robert Downey Jr. and Daniel Radcliffe in list of highest grossing actors

 

Big earner: Mia Wasikowska came second on Forbes' list of highest grossing actors

She's the little-known actress who was cast opposite Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's highly-anticipated Alice In Wonderland.
But now Mia Wasikowska has proved her Hollywood worth, by beating stars including Robert Downey Jr. and Daniel Racfliffe in Forbes annual list of the highest grossing actors of 2010.
Wasikowska's movies, including Alice and critically-acclaimed comedy The Kids Are All Right, took a staggering $1.03billion at the global box office.
The 21-year-old Australian star was beaten only by Leonardo DiCaprio on Forbes' list, as his movies including Inception and Shutter Island took a combined $1.1billion around the world.
And it seems Wasikowska's success shows little sign of stopping, as she will soon be seen in a new film adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre, in which she plays the title character.
Other stars to appear on Forbes' list included Wasikowska's Alice In Wonderland co-star Johnny Depp, who tied with the actress with takings of $1.03billion, and Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr, with takings of $807million.

Heartthrobs: Leonardo Dicaprio topped the list, while Johnny Depp tied with Mia Wasikowska

Two British stars - Daniel Radcliffe and Robert Pattinson - also placed on the list.

FORBES' TOP TEN GROSSING STARS

Leonardo DiCaprio $1.16bn
Mia Wasikowska $1.03bn
Johnny Depp $1.03bn
Robert Downey Jr $807m
Daniel Radcliffe $780
Robert Pattinson $749m
Kristen Stewart $698
Sam Worthington $494m
Jaden Smith $359m
Jackie Chan $359m

Radcliffe was the fifth top grossing star thanks to the staggering success of the penultimate Harry Potter film.
In the five weeks since its release Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part One has taken $780million.
Meanwhile, Pattinson's turn as vampire Edward Cullen in the latest of the Twilight saga earned him sixth place, as Twilight: Eclipse took $749million at the worldwide box office.
Forbes ranked the films by gross ticket sales and did not include animated films. Actors were credited with the entire box office, even if they were not the headline star.
The youngest actor to make the list was Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith, as his film Karate Kid took $359million at the box office and helped secure him ninth place.