He may have been terribly overlooked by the awards galas, but Leonardo DiCaprio is laughing all the way to the bank. Forbes magazine has just named him the highest grossing actor of 2010. While fans believe he was “robbed” of at least one Golden Globe nomination, there is confirmation that he remains one of the most bankable stars of today.
Not only did his “Inception” shatter records at the box office (without the inflated price of 3D tickets, Forbes duly notes) and bode really well with critics, but it also consolidated Leo as a sure-hit with audiences. “Inception” and the previously released “Shutter Island” made of him the highest grossing star at the box office for the year that’s about to end, with sales of $1.1 billion globally. Being a savvy businessman will help Leo get a share of this amount, since he agreed to do both films for a lower salary than his customary $20 million paycheck, in exchange for a share of final profits.
For the present list, though, the mag takes into account only box office gross, without DVD sales. The rest of the list looks as follows: newcomer Mia Wasikowska is second for her role in Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland,” which made $1.03 million at the global box office. Her “Alice” co-star, Johnny Depp, landed in third place, while Robert Downey Jr. comes in fourth. Daniel Radcliffe is at number 5, for his role in the latest “Harry Potter” film, “Death Hallows Part 1.”
Christmas is now over. I hope everybody had a great time. As for me, I still have some hang over. I just had a little drink, but my head is already aching. Actually, I’m not an alcohol drinker even socially. But, hubby gave me one can of beer yesterday so I give it a try. Gosh! It doesn’t taste so good and I got drunk. That’s how intolerant I am when it came to that stuff. Good thing it’s Sunday, I can rest all day long if I want to.
Indeed, hubby and I had some great time yesterday while shopping for our Christmas presents. But, it exhausts most of our energy. Good thing, I’m pretty much free to do anything I like today, which includes sleeping, watching movies, blogging and reading some articles about any topic such as gold. I’m still interested to buy gold bullion perhaps in the future.
You can make rose (or any other herb) water and extracts at home. Take a large pot, insert a clean brick or rock, and fill with rose petals or herbs or whatever around the brick. Cover with water and place a small glass dish on top of the brick.
Finally, after the long wait hubby and I were able to shop for our Christmas presents yesterday. We spent the entire afternoon roaming around the mall to find the best gift for him and her. It is true; the meaning of gift giving is defeated as both of us know our gift for each other. But, we deem it is better that way so we will really like and use our gift.
We are supposedly doing our Christmas shopping for presents today. Unfortunately, the weather gets too unfriendly that’s why I decided to cancel it. I don’t want to be bug by any problems on the road as I don’t have any patience for that. Well, it’s good we did that as I have more time to look for articles about gold.
This morning I heard a story on the radio of a woman who was out Christmas shopping with her two children. After many hours of looking at row after row of toys and everything else imaginable, and after hours of hearing both her children asking for everything they saw on those many shelves, she finally made it to the elevator with her kids.
