Timothee Chalamet and Glen Powell see their salaries increase by millions
Timothée Chalamet, Glen Powell
Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images;Mat Hayward/Getty Images for IMDbAfter multiple box office successes, a new report says two rising Hollywood stars are ready for big pay raises: Timothée Chalamet And Glen Powellthe leading men of the next generation.
Chalamet, 28, whose films Wonka And Dune: part two have raked in a total of $994 million and, according to the box office, have quickly risen from indie film darling to a key player in major film franchises over the past year. According to Varietyfor which the young actor reportedly earned more than $8 million Wonka alone and is looking at future paydays in the double digits – including a potential third Dune film, which has not yet been confirmed.
Powell, 35, caught the public’s attention in 2022 Top gun Maverickbut his recent rom-com Everyone but you has taken him to a new level of fame. Loosely inspired by Shakespeare Much ado about nothingthe film also plays a leading role Sydney Sweeney and earned over $212 million worldwide on a $25 million budget. Powell reportedly took home $5 million for the film, the highest-grossing R-rated romantic comedy in eight years. Powell also stars in this year’s film Twisters and recently confirmed a third Top pistol film, greatly increasing his future potential earnings.
“What else is there?” analyst Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations told the outlet. “You have Glen Powell and Chalamet ushering in a new talent base of affordable stars. That’s great for the audience, but even more so a huge relief for the industry, which has been reliant on aging talent for far too long.”
Powell and Chalamet bring movie star-level talent and marketability on and off screen – something audiences haven’t seen since Leonardo DiCaprio And Tom Cruise was the first on the scene.
Powell and Sweeney, 26, made headlines for their flirty relationship on television Everyone but you press tour, which boosted publicity for the film and likely contributed to its box office success. Sweeney made it clear that she is happily engaged Jonathan Davino and never had an affair with Powell. Still, the pair’s chemistry is undeniable, and they’re looking to star in another romantic comedy in the near future.
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell may hate each other in their upcoming romantic comedy Everyone But You, but in real life the actors are good friends. The duo were first announced as the stars of the film in January 2023. By April that year, Sweeney and Powell had flown to Australia to film the movie. […]
Since his remarkable performances in Lady Bird (2017), Call me by your name (2017) and Little women (2019), Chalamet has also made headlines with his romantic history. Most recently, Chalamet has been dating Kylie Jennerwith the pair’s trips to the US Open and the 2024 Golden Globes nearly breaking the internet.
“We can count on one or two hands, in any age group, the people who are legitimate movie stars,” Dune producer Mary Older told Variety. “Timothee absolutely is.”