Emma Watson has become the highest grossing actress of the decade! No kidding! How so? Watson, the former Harry Potter star started playing the character of Hermione Granger in Harry Potter since the age of 9 has made tons money from her role.

more gorgeous pictures of Emma after the big paycheck…

In fact, so much money that Emma is the highest gross actress of the decade in Hollywood!

Watson is currently back in school, she’s a straight-A student at Brown University in Rhode Island.

Who’s number 2? Keira Knightley, following her role in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and 12 other films she starred in over the past decade. – via M&C

Amazing, isn’t it? What’s even more amazing is that Watson has chosen to go back to school even being this successful. Hope you’re starting to appreciate how important it is to be educated, aren’t you? 

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