2. Hugh Grant. The senior actor appears as an Oompa-Loompa in a musical fantasy film, and according to reports, he received a salary of about $10 million for it.
Timothée Chalamet earned more than $8 million for “Wonka,” according to sources. Now, he's getting a salary bump and looking at paydays in the double digits for leading roles in studio films.
How much did Timothée Chalamet get paid for Wonka?
In 2023, Chalamet hosted Saturday Night Live for a second time. He then portrayed Willy Wonka in the musical film Wonka, directed by Paul King, for which Chalamet was paid $9 million.
Wonka director Paul King used motion capture technology in order to shrink Grant down to Oompa Loompa size, which required the Undoing actor to wear a special suit to capture his body movements. “It was like a crown of thorns, very uncomfortable,” said Grant, according to Metro. “I made a big fuss about it.
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Why did Hugh Grant Oompa Loompa?
In fact, it's Grant's sense of humor that led “Wonka” director Paul King to cast him for the role in the film: His Oompa Loompa is also a grump. During a separate press event in London in July, King called the Oompa Loompas “incredibly sarcastic and judgmental and cruel” characters, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
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Zendaya was only on screen in the first Dune for seven minutes, but she made bank. The Disney alum took home $300,000, according to multiple reports. Why was the talented actress featured for a small portion of the two-hour long film?
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The 28-year-old Chalamet was reportedly paid $35 million to promote Bleu de Chanel – more than the salary for every film of his up to this point in his career combined, including Wonka ($8 million), Dune ($2 million) and Dune: Part Two ($3 million). And the ads themselves are different.
Technically, even Poor Things hasn't proved to be as massive a box office earner as La La Land. However, some reports suggest that Stone earned around USD 22.5 million in salary for playing Bella Baxter in Poor Things.
In 2025, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Hugh Grant has a net worth of $150 million. Grant has built this fortune through his successful career as an actor and film producer. He has been especially successful as the leading man in several now-classic romantic comedies.
Bullock later confirmed her discomfort in a separate interview, explaining that while she appreciates Grant's honesty, his bluntness can be off-putting. “He needs to curb himself,” she said. “If people really heard what he thinks, he could offend just about anyone.”
However, the pair split eight years into their romance, after Grant was arrested in Los Angeles for lewd conduct with a prostitute. At the time, the Notting Hill star was quick to release a statement of regret, saying: “Last night I did something completely insane.
No, Wonka is not based on a true story. It serves as a tale of origin for Willy Wonka, who's a character from Roald Dahl's fictional novel titled, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The movie showcases the early life of Wonka and the events that unfolded before he skyrocketed to success.
Per the Film and Television Alliance, Wonka 2 is reportedly in pre-production with filming expected to start on 5 January 2026. Paul King is listed as director, and is said to be co-writing the script alongside Simon Farnaby, who he worked on the first film with, and Simon Stephenson.
For his most recent role in Poor Things, Ruffalo earned a salary of USD 3 million; for his portrayal of Dr. Bruce Banner in Marvel's Avengers: Endgame, it is reported that Ruffalo earned USD 15 million.