Harry Potter actor Tom Felton earned a whopping £14 million, this is what he spent it on

Tom Felton reportedly earned £14 million for only 31 minutes of screen time in the Harry Potter films.

The 35-year-old British actor played Harry Potter's school rival, Draco Malfoy, and appeared in all eight films in the award-winning fictional series.

However, according to IMDB's screen time breakdown, Tom's total screen time across the franchise was 31 minutes and 45 seconds which is far less screen time than the series' three leads, Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley).

Daniel received 539 minutes of screen time, Emma received 205 minutes, and Rupert received 211 minutes. Ralph Fiennes, who played series antagonist Lord Voldemort, had 37 minutes and 15 seconds, according toMailOnline.

Tom's lavish lifestyle

As a young man, Tom apparently saw no reason to invest his gains profitably. He reportedly resorted to reckless spending of his money.

Felton, who earned $451,613 per minute of screen time, seemed to have a penchant for fine clothes and cars, so his money was primarily spent on those items, which landed him in financial trouble.

According to The Mirror, he told Express that he did not listen to his mother's advice to cut back on his extravagant lifestyle. He said,

I bought a lot of rubbish things that kids buy: skateboards and clothes and typical teenage stuff.

And, as soon as I could, I wasted a lot of money on cars - BMWs mostly - for myself and my family.

My mum told me: "You have worked hard for it so get what you want, but beware, you will lose money on cars". And she was right.

The actor revealed that he had a run-in with the taxman but was able to get his finances in order with the assistance of an accountant.

Harry Potter's awards

The highly acclaimed and magical Harry Potter films were released between 2001 and 2011, and won a total of eight Academy Awards.

TDGM listed all of the awards that the popular series has received. The first film, Harry Potterand the Philosopher's Stone, won two Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Visual Effects. The film was followed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which received one Academy Award nomination for Best Original Music Score.

The third film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, won two Oscars for Best Art Direction and Best Visual Effects. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire won one Academy Award for Best Art Direction.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix did not go unnoticed, winning two Oscars for Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects. While Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince won one Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

Finally, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 received two Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Makeup.

With $7.7 billion in revenue, the series is said to be the fourth highest-grossing film series of all time.

Sources used:

TDGM:The Harry Potter Films: A Decade Of Magic

Mail Online: Tom Felton 'was paid $14MILLION for the Harry Potter films' - despite only being on screen for 31 MINUTES across eight movies

The Mirror: Harry Potter stars' salaries revealed and how they spent it - ice cream, budgets and regret