Timothée Chalamet is the new king of the box office!
Chalamet, 28, became the first actor since John Travolta to have two top-grossing films in eight months since the record was set more than four decades ago.
According to Indiewirethe latest Chalamet films Wonka and Dina: The second part — in which he stars — are the only two films to have grossed more than $200 million since last July.
The last actor who managed to do this was Travolta (70) in the seventies of the last century for his films Saturday night fever and fat, which were published eight months apart between 1977 and 1978.
Timothée Chalamet filmed in Las Vegas on April 25, 2023.
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Wonka is the third live adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and sees Chalamet in the role of iconic chocolate connoisseur Willy Wonka. The film received rave reviews upon its December release and grossed a total of $218 million domestically and $630 million worldwide.
Chalamet’s new hit movie Dina: The second part was published on March 1. The sci-fi sequel stars Paul Atreides opposite Zendaya, Austin Butler, Christopher Walken and Florence Pugh. The film also received a great reception, grossing $494.7 million globally.
It is expected that dune 2 will overtake Chalamet’s earlier film Wonka‘s gross total next week, by Indiewire.
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Timothée Chalamet photographed in Paris on December 1, 2023.
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Timothée Chalamet photographed for the first time on the set of the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic — see the photos!
Chalamet has had a steady rise to box office success since his first major film role in 2016. Call me by your namefor which he received an Oscar nomination.
The actor is next set to play Bob Dylan in an upcoming biopic about the singer-songwriter.
On Sunday, Chalamet was photographed as a young Dylan during a shoot in New York, walking down the street with a guitar in hand.
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Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in ‘Grease’. Paramount Pictures/Photos International/Getty Images
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The biopic will reportedly focus on Dylan’s controversial switch to the electric guitar and his path to folk music legend, according to Deadline. Chalamet will also sing as Dylan in the film after his stellar musical performance in the Wonkaaccording to director James Mangold.
Chalamet stars in the biopic alongside Edward Norton, who plays folk singer Pete Seeger, and Elle Fanning, who plays Dylan’s lover, Sylvia Russo, according to Deadline.
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