At the time Jurassic WorldContinuation Fallen Kingdom‘s 2018 release, reports surfaced of a pay gap amongst the film’Bryce Dallas Howard earned $2 million less than Chris Pratt for his role as co-lead, and the total cost of $8M was $8M. However, in Insider has a new interviewHoward shared the view that the gap was actually much larger.
“The reports were so interesting because I was paid so much less than the reports even said, so much less,”Howard spoke out in the article published today as part the campaign for Jurassic WorldThreequel Dominion‘s home entertainment release. “When I started negotiating for ‘Jurassic,’ it was 2014, and it was a different world, and I was at a great disadvantage. And, unfortunately, you have to sign up for three movies, and so your deals are set.”
Where Howard would make up for money lost in her original deal for the trilogy was in ancillary revenue—and it was Pratt himself who came forward to help the actress get her fair share.
“What I will say is that Chris and I have discussed it, and whenever there was an opportunity to move the needle on stuff that hadn’t been already negotiated, like a game or a ride, he literally told me: ‘You guys don’t even have to do anything. I’m gonna do all the negotiating. We’re gonna be paid the same, and you don’t have to think about this, Bryce,’”Howard shared. “And I love him so much for doing that. I really do, because I’ve been paid more for those kinds of things than I ever was for the movie.”
Released to critical acclaim in the U.S. in June of 2015, the first film in Universal’s Jurassic ParkThe 7th highest-grossing film is currently the spinoff series, which grossed more than $1.6B in worldwide gross. Sequel Fallen KingdomMore than $1.3B was made with the most recent DominionSo far, the total revenue has exceeded $974M
That film directed by Colin Trevorrow—who also helmed the original Jurassic World—hit theaters on June 10, and is at present the second-highest-grossing big-screen title of the year behind Paramount’s Maverick: Top Gun. DominionTomorrow will see the release of digital, Blu-ray, and DVD versions.
Howard’s next task is to become a spy agent.ArgylleMatthew Vaughn directed the film for Apple TV+. The premiere date has yet to be determined.