Potter may topple Bond as top-grossing movie franchise of all time

New York, July 15 (ANI): The ‘Harry Potter’ film series seems set to topple James Bond movies as top-grossing franchise in box office history.

The last five ‘Harry Potter’ films are said to have raked in a total of 4.48 dollars billion around the globe, while the James Bond movies stand at 5 billion dollars over the course of 22 films.

According to Variety.com, the ‘Harry Potter’ series is expected to overtake the British spy thrillers by the end of this month, after the latest film in the former series hits the theatres on July 15, reports the New York Daily News.

Rick Butler, the Chief Operating Officer of Fandango, said: “It’s our fastest ticket-seller since ‘The Dark Knight,’ and ‘Harry’ may eventually outpace Batman in advance ticket sales.” (ANI)

Julia Roberts: I’m just stupid

Chicago, Mar 10 (ANI): American actress Julia Roberts has revealed during an interview about her role as a former CIA agent in “Duplicity”, that she could never be a spy in real life.

Roberts, 41, and her co-star Brit actor Clive Owen play as lovers in the movie, and both have admitted that they would never have made it as real agents outside the big screen.

“I think I’d be a bad spy. I’m just too stupid,” the Chicago Suntimes quoted her as saying.

The Pretty Woman star meant that she did not have the kind of brain capable of keeping all the lies straight to be successful as a covert agent.

“It’s something we have in common,” Owen, who has been in such spy thrillers as “The International” and “The Bourne Identity”, said.

“‘We’re just too open and honest … too much in the present to pull those things off for real. I don’t know how those people do it,” he added.

The espionage thriller will premiere on March 20. (ANI)