Daniel Radcliffe had a good weekend, but where does his career stack up against that of another actor who’s likewise trying to prove his worth outside of a somewhat-popular franchise?

Let’s take a look.

It’s Harry Potter’s Radcliffe vs. Twilight’s Robert Pattinson:

ROUND ONE: THE ART-HOUSE DEBUT

Radcliffe’s December Boys came and went in 2007; Pattinson’s Little Ashes came and went in 2009.

And while Little Ashes wound up making eight times as much money domestically as December Boys, December Boys wound up making about four times as much money internationally as Little Ashes.

Shall we call it even?

No.

The Winner: Pattinson. Radcliffe might have had to appear on screen for the first time in his Potter career without his Potter glasses, but Pattinson had to overcome a black dye-job and a Salvador Dali mustache.

ROUND TWO: THE WIDE-RELEASE DEBUT

Radcliffe’s The Woman in Black very nearly took No. 1 in the latest box-office campaign, with a surprisingly strong $21 million.

Pattinson’s Remember Me, a 2010 film, debuted in fifth place, with a so-so $8 million.

Radcliffe gets points for having the smarts to go with a period piece (which put his Potter vibe to good use, and proved much less jarring than, say, seeing him kick it in a rom-com) and a money genre (no, haunted house movies never do get old).

Pattinson gets points for having the bravery to go with a non-money genre (romantic drama), and for having the star power to turn the $16 million film into a $56 million worldwide money-maker.

The winner: Actually, let’s call this one even. Radcliffe’s weekend was strong, but so is Pattinson’s leading-man mojo.

ROUND THREE: THE BOTTOM LINE

By Box Office Mojo’s count, Radcliffe has been the star of 10 movies that have combined to gross $2.4 billion domestically; Pattinson has been the star of eight movies with a combined domestic gross of $1.4 billion.

The winner: Radcliffe, obviously.

THE VERDICT

If and when Radcliffe produces another non-Potter hit, then he’ll have the title outright, but for now he shares it with Pattinson, who has proven his worth by selling tough-to-sell movies.

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Until “Mildred Pierce” came along, Turner’s coolest assignment was a small role in “Remember Me” starring Robert Pattinson. It made her the envy of the schoolyard.

“I didn’t really get to talk to him,” she reports of the “Twilight” hunk. “But I was in his presence. And that counts.”

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Remember Me Premiere, NY
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During the Grauman Chinese Theatre Event
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After Jimmy Kimmel Appearance
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Then there’s Robert. He was first to test the non-Twilight waters with 2010′s Remember Me — a movie that cast him as a lovelorn but wayward soul. It should have been manna from heaven to the fanbase that tracks his every move and facial hair growth. No one cared. The film opened with $8 million and went on to gross a paltry $19 million.

But even still, the assumption is that even the worst film should be buoyed by this massively dedicated and passionate Twilight fanbase. A theory each film’s opening weekend pretty much invalidates. Even alongside former box office queen Reese Witherspoon, 2011′s Water For Elephants was a financial disappointment.

The question becomes this; Outside of the Twilight franchise, does anyone care about their work? My guess is that they will, once Stephenie Meyer’s cinematic saga comes to a conclusion. For the time being, each is locked into being their big screen doppelgangers. Fans don’t want to see Edward romancing anyone but Bella, they don’t want to see Bella acting like a wasted rock star and they don’t want to see Jacob trying desperately to find his parents. We know who his father is. It’s Billy Black.

But that won’t (and really shouldn’t) stop them from trying to forge their post-Twilight career paths. As I said, Kristen’s upcoming Snow White film looks fabulous while Taylor and Robert have been spending time with auteurs like Gus Van Sant and David Cronenberg, making me think they’ve both decided to take a page out of Kristen’s more desirable playbook.

Before we get Robert’s Cronenberg collaboration, 2012′s Cosmopolis, his Merchant Ivory-esque period drama Bel Ami will unfold on screens. The film casts him as a young man who rises to prominence in turn of the century Paris while splitting his time between beds belonging to Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci. Will Twilight fans trek out for this film? History has me leaning towards the negatory — but check out the newly released trailer and decide for yourself!

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A few notes for the author:

1. Robert is not a kid, he is 25.
2. Remember Me grossed 56 million worldwide. (Budget, $16 million)
3. Water for Elephants grossed 117 million worldwide. (Budget, $38 million)

Just sayin’. The facts are the facts sir.

Our sister site Robert Pattinson Press Japan reported,

Film Remember Me’s Year-End and New Year Playing Schedule (Updated)
Begins playing in Oita this weekend. Will play in 2 theaters in Hokkaidou and Niigata, this weekend through next week.

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For complete showing listings, please visit Robert Pattinson Press Japan!

Every now and then, fan submit their artwork but not too often do fans share their fan fiction with us. @Teamhptwilight tweeted/shared with us her original “Remember Me”/”Welcome to the Rileys” (Kristen Stewart film) themed fan fiction. Many of us are heading into time off over the holidays so if you are looking for something fresh to read, why not give her a shot! Here is some information about her story:

Summary:

Tyler is still damaged from his brothers death and can’t get through the darkness he’s consumed by. Aiden, his roommate, invites prostitutes to their apartment in an attempt to make him feel better. Without disclosing to Tyler that the girls are prostitutes Tyler becomes intrigued with Mallory. They hang out and things seem like they’re going well she keeps him out of the darkness. Although when the darkness takes over again and she leaves he finds out shes a prostitute. Will he be able to let her go or will he find a way to meet her again? Rated M for a reason, Lemons, AU

Rating Explanation:

If this is your first fan fiction, you may wonder, what did she mean by “Rated M for a reason, Lemons, AU”. M is for mature. Our staffer Alex schooled me on what the fans should know before reading this fan fiction! AU is for alternate universe (ie: in this case, “Remember Me” / “Welcome to the Rileys” being mixed together). Lemons is a term used to warn of explicit sexual content. Therefore, 18+ crowd recommended here! Thank you!

You can read It’s All on You here!

@AdeleStew tweeted,

“Remember me” on russian “Domashnyi” channel on Saturday @ 11.30 PM http://j.mp/sbTUkd http://bit.ly/vz1SCp

According to our sister site, Robert Pattinson Press Japan,

The release date for the Japanese edition DVD of “Remember Me” has finally been set. It can now be pre-ordered on Amazon. The DVD will be released on March 9, 2012, and will include bonus footage.

Via： [amazon.jp] [dvd.paramount.jp]

The Twilight movies are more than a cultural sensation, they’re a financial phenomenon. The latest, Breaking Dawn, has ranked No. 1 at the U.S. box office for the past three weekends and has already earned $588 million worldwide. The entire franchise has brought in $2.4 billion so far and there’s still one more movie set for release next year.

It’s been a lot of reward for relatively little outlay. The first two movies were produced for $37 million and $50 million, respectively. The current film is the most expensive to date with an estimated budget of $110 million. Part of the reason the budget has risen is that stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are getting paid more for playing Bella and her vampire boyfriend Edward, but they’re still not getting the $20 million paychecks that some big stars can command.

That’s why the Twilight stars land so high on our list of Hollywood’s Best Actors for the Buck, with Kristen Stewart at No. 1. For every $1 Stewart is paid her films earn an average $55.83. Pattinson ranks third with his films bringing in an average of $39.43 for every dollar he is paid.

How does Stewart beat Pattinson when they earn virtually identical salaries on their Twilight films? For the purpose of this list we look at each star’s last three major releases in the last five years, and Pattinson has been busier than Stewart. He starred in two non-Twilight projects in the past two years: Remember Me and Water for Elephants. Neither film performed particularly well and that pulled down the average return on investment for Pattinson.

To create our list we looked at the 40 highest-earning actors in Hollywood. To qualify, each had to have starred in at least three movies in the past five years that opened in more than 500 theaters. Movies that opened after May 1 were not counted. We also didn’t look at animated films because the stars aren’t really the draw.

We used data gathered for our annual Celebrity 100 list to calculate each star’s estimated earnings on each film (including up-front pay and any earnings from the movie’s box-office receipts and first-year sales of DVDs). We then looked at each movie’s estimated budget (not including marketing costs, which are susceptible to accounting chicanery) and box-office and DVD earnings to figure out an operating income for each film.

We added up each star’s compensation on his or her last three films and the operating income on those films, and divided the total operating income by the star’s total compensation to come up with a return-on-investment number. The final number represents an average of how much a studio earns for every dollar paid.

Sandwiched between the Twilight stars, Anne Hathaway ranks second on our list with an average return of $45.67 for every $1 she’s paid. Most of that comes from Alice in Wonderland, which was a massive hit, earning $1 billion on a budget of $200 million. Bride Wars also did well enough on a relatively low budget to help keep her average numbers up.

Ranking fourth is another actor who has benefited from a massively successful franchise: Daniel Radcliffe. The young star earned a hefty salary for the last few Harry Potter movies but the films are such massive moneymakers (the franchise has pulled in $7.7 billion in global ticket sales) that his paycheck is relatively insignificant. For every $1 Radcliffe was paid his films earned $34.24.

Rounding out the top five is Shia LaBeouf, who topped our list last year. LaBeouf faltered a bit this year because of Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. The film did OK, bringing in $135 million on a budget of $70 million, but that’s hardly Transformers money. For every $1 LaBeouf was paid his films earned $29.40.

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I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, “Water for Elephants” DID perform well. Gees. *shakes head* Media! Do your research! The budget was $38 million and look at what they grossed in box office sales (Source):

Domestic: $58,709,717 50.1%
+ Foreign: $58,385,185 49.9%
= Worldwide: $117,094,902

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Cronenberg: Actors need to scare themselves. When I started to talk to [Robert Pattinson for "Cosmopolis"], it became apparent that he was terrified, as Keira was terrified to do Sabina, and that’s always good.

Why did you want Pattinson for the part in “Cosmopolis”?

Cronenberg: Well I’d watched a movie that I think not too many people have seen called “Little Ashes,” where he plays Salvador Dali, and he plays him as a young man and plays him with a Spanish accent. So I thought, well that’s really interesting, I mean this was before he was a “Twilight” star, because, it takes a particular handsome young man to decide to play that role. And then I did watch some of the “Twilight” stuff and I watched “Remember Me” and I felt that he had a lot going on. He’s supposed to be a super smart billionaire at a young age, 28 he says in the movie. It’s intuition. I didn’t know him as a person, but I’d figured from the movies that I’d seen, like “Little Ashes,” that I could maybe interest him in doing something that’s not “Twilight” obviously