The two main actors of “50 Shades of Grey” – Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson were only paid 250 thousand USD for their “hot” roles in the most anticipated psychological romance film of Valentine’s Day 2015.
Fifty Shades of Grey is adapted from the famous novel of the same name and was released to the world in February 2015. The film features two new actors in the entertainment industry – Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson.
Despite media criticism that the film did not meet fans’ expectations and was less appealing than the original, the film has so far grossed over $550 million in worldwide box office revenue.
Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson were chosen as the male and female leads in the film after a careful selection process. It is known that each actor in the film received a salary of 250 thousand USD for acting in the film. After the success of 50 Shades of Grey (2015), Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson’s salary has improved significantly.
A source said that in the sequel, the two main actors of the film are likely to receive salaries of up to tens of millions of USD. However, representatives of Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson revealed that the two have not signed a contract confirming their participation in all three episodes.
In 50 Shades of Grey, Jamie and Dakota play a passionate and strange couple. Jamie’s character is a successful, attractive businessman, but has a complicated love life. Dakota is an innocent, pure girl who has never known love before meeting Jamie. Dakota’s love helps Jamie’s character overcome her past psychological trauma and believe in life.
Jamie and Dakota’s reputation and salary improved significantly after the hot movie.
Jamie and Dakota’s reputation and salary improved significantly after the “hot” movie 50 Shades of Grey was released.
Jamie’s wife Amelia Warner expressed concern about the long-term impact of Christian’s character in Fifty Shades of Grey on his career. Amelia encouraged her husband not to participate in the next two installments of Fifty Shades of Grey . However, Jamie’s manager confirmed that the actor and model is willing to participate in the new Fifty Shades of Grey film.
The script for the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey is still not done and according to the plan, the second part of the film will start filming in 2016 and be released in 2017. Up to this point, people are still uncertain about whether female director Sam Taylor-Johnson will continue to direct the second part of the film or not.
