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LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Rupert Grint says he made a "ridiculous" amount of money for his role in the Harry Potter films, something he said tested friendships along the way. The actor, who played Harry's BFF, Ron Weasley, in eight movies, said he's not entirely sure how much he made over the course of the franchise. He and co-star Emma Watson are estimated to have made around $39.9 million each.
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"It was kind of ridiculous what we got," he told Britain's The Mirror. "And I must admit I don't actually know how much I earned -- the exact number.
"I've always known it was kinda 'there, and I've got quite an active involvement in stuff like that now, but I don't really know the exact figures. And I've never really wanted to.
"I'm quite a laid-back person and not overly ambitious, really," Grint added.
He said the wealth made it difficult to know if friends and girlfriends were using him for his money.
"It was a tricky thing. You'd always worry whether it was a genuine thing -- and I think that goes with any kind of relationship, even friendships. "It took me a while to figure out whether someone was genuine or they had ulterior motives," he said.
"I've had a few bad experiences and it was tricky because I left school at quite a pivotal time, in Year 7, when you're just making friends and stuff.
"So whenever I came back, bonds I had made before had all got a little bit weird," Grint added. "I did lose a few friends but on the whole it's all been pretty good."
Grint's next gig is his first play on Broadway, It's Only a Play. The show opens Oct. 9 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre and co-stars Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham, Stockard Channing and Megan Mullally.
