Timothee Chalamet earned $8MILLION for Wonka as his star power raises his salary – amid rumors he and Kylie Jenner are no more

Timothee Chalamet took home a whopping $8million for Wonka, sources tell Variety, and his growing star power has led to a recent ‘salary bump.’

Chalamet played the world-famous chocolatier Willy Wonka in the prequel film that premiered in December 2023 and raked in $625.9million at the worldwide box office.
He beat out the likes of Tom Holland, Donald Glover, Ezra Miller and Ryan Gosling for the role that was previously played by Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp.
The actor, 28, earned critical acclaim for his ‘amazing’ portrayal as well as his singing and dancing abilities.
It earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Actor in a Musical or Comedy Film — though he lost out to The Holdovers’ Paul Giamatti.

Timothee Chalamet took home a whopping $8million for Wonka, sources tell Variety , and his growing star power has led to a recent ‘salary bump’; seen in February

Chalamet played the world-famous chocolatier Willy Wonka in the prequel film that premiered in December 2023 and raked in $625.9million at the worldwide box office

Less than three months after Wonka’s release, Dune 2 — which also sees Chalamet in a lead role — hit theaters and it is currently ranked #1 at the worldwide box office with over $374,000,000 earned.
The former indie darling is shaping up to be the next Hollywood leading man in the vein of Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise and Johnny Depp.
But Chalamet, according to Wonka producer David Heyman, has a broad appeal that is ‘cool, but not in a threatening way.’
His recent box office success will see him earning ‘paydays in the double digits for leading roles in studio films.’
‘We can count on one or two hands, in any age range, the people who are legitimate movie stars. Timothée is absolutely that,’ said Dune producer Mary Parent.
Although Dune 2 and Wonka are projects that come with built-in fanbases, Hollywood believes that it’s Chalamet’s star power and not brand recognition that’s responsible for the films’ successes.
Warner Bros. bigwig Josh Goldstine told Variety: ‘I can’t imagine any other actor on the planet who could have played Willy Wonka and have the success that Wonka had.

The actor, 28, earned critical acclaim for his ‘amazing’ portrayal as well as his singing and dancing abilities

Less than three months after Wonka’s release, Dune 2 — which also sees Chalamet in a lead role — hit theaters and is currently ranked #1 at the worldwide box office with over $374,000,000 earned

His recent box office success will see him earning ‘paydays in the double digits for leading roles in studio films’; seen in January
‘You need everything to work in today’s world. IP alone is not sufficient.’
Along with his onscreen allure, Heyman says that Chalamet is ‘savvy about marketing’ and ‘very engaged’ in what it takes to sell a film to audiences.
As the New York native’s professional career soars, it’s been rumored that Chalamet and his girlfriend Kylie Jenner have split.
Makeup mogul Jenner has been dating Chalamet since last spring, but the couple have not been seen together for two months, leading anxious fans to speculate that the pair have broken up.
She recently deflected a question about her boyfriend during an interview with the New York Times.
During the chat, Jenner spoke about how her dress sense changed about a year ago, once she had gotten her ‘body back’ after her pregnancy with her son Aire.
She was then asked about the social media rumors that her style transformation was actually due to her romance with Chalamet.
‘I don’t know how I feel about that,’ she replied, swatting the subject away by saying: ‘I just don’t want to talk about personal things.’

As the New York native’s professional career soars, it’s been rumored that Chalamet and his girlfriend Kylie Jenner have split; the couple seen in January

Kylie (seen on Instagram Wednesday) recently deflected a question about her boyfriend during an interview with the New York Times

Amid the speculation, Kylie took to her IG on Wednesday to tease the latest pieces from her clothing line Khy

Their last public sighting was at the Golden Globes in early January, when they set the internet ablaze by engaging in a public display of affection on camera.
The breakup rumors reached a fever pitch last week, when Kylie posted a TikTok of her daily routine with her daughter Stormi, six, and sister Kendall.
Fans sprang into the comments to share their theories about how Kylie was showing the world she was flourishing as a single mother in order to ‘soft-launch’ a breakup.
Kylie and Timothee went public with their romance while attending a Beyonce show in early September, following months of dating rumors.