Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet has met huge box office success with his most recent films Wonka and Dune 2.
Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet, 28, has become the first actor after John Travolta to have two top-grossing films in eight months since the record was made over four decades ago.
According to Indiewire, Chalamet’s most recent films Wonka and Dune 2 — in which he plays leading roles — are the only two films to have surpassed the domestic $200 million total since last July.
The last actor to achieve this rare feat was Travolta, now 70, back in the 1970s for his films Saturday Night Fever and Grease, which were released eight months apart between 1977 and 1978.
Wonka is the third live-action adaption of Roald Dahl’s children’s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The film opened to nice reviews after its release in December and grossed a domestic total of $218 million and $630 million worldwide.
Chalamet’s new hit film Dune: Part Two was released on March 1. In the sci-fi sequel, he stars as Paul Atreides opposite Zendaya, Austin Butler, Christopher Walken and Florence Pugh.
It is expected that Dune 2 will overtake Chalamet’s earlier film Wonka’s gross total next week, per Indiewire.
Chalamet has had a continued rise in box-office success since his first major film in 2016’s Call Me By Your Name, for which he received an Oscar nomination and the L.A. Film Critics Association.
The actor is next set to portray Bob Dylan in upcoming biopic about the singer-songwriter.
On Sunday, Chalemet was pictured dressed in character as a young Dylan during filming in New York City as he walked with guitar on the street.
The biopic will reportedly center around Dylan’s controversial transition to the electric guitar and his journey to becoming a folk music legend. Chalamet will be singing in the biopic, after his great musical performance in Wonka, according to director James Mangold.
