Kristen, Rob named highest-grossing couple

Los Angeles - Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have been named Hollywood's Highest-Grossing Romantic Couple.

The Twilight pair may have split up in real life, but their on-screen romance saw them generate $1.17bn at the box office over the last three years, to top the Forbes poll.

The number crunching organisation points out that Robert and Kristen have an advantage over other couples as they have starred in three movies together in that time, but other stars did well.

Channing Tatum appears twice on the list. Firstly in second place for his team up alongside Rachel McAdams in The Vow, which earned $125m in the US, and $191m in total.

Channing also appears at number six on the list for his turn with Amanda Seyfried in Dear John which took $80m in the US and $115m at the worldwide box office.

Robert also makes a second showing on the list, for his appearance in Water for Elephants with Reese Witherspoon, which is at ninth on the list.

Forbes compiled its list by taking the top-grossing romantic movies as classified by Box Office Mojo over the past three years and added up each couple's total US box office.

Forbes Highest-Grossing Romantic Couples 2010-2013:

1. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson - $1.17bn
2. Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum -$125m
3. Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler - $103m
4. Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth - $95m
5. Julianne Moore and Steve Carell - $84m
6. Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum - $80m
7. Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher - $71m
8. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth - $63m
9. Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling - $60m
10. Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson - $59m