18th birthday means a lot for 'Potter'

British actor Daniel Radcliffe, best known for playing Harry Potter, said he can't wait until he turns 18 and gets access to a $39 million trust fund.

The sum from the Harry Potter movie series plus merchandising will make Radcliffe the wealthiest teen idol in Britain, the Sun said Monday.

London-born Radcliffe received about $117,000 for his part in the first movie, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in 2001. By the time the fifth film, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," opens this summer, it is estimated the actor will be worth nearly $39 million.

He turns 18 on July 23 -- 10 days after the release of the fifth Harry Potter movie and two days after the seventh book in the series of released.