Timothée Chalamet is newest actor to break box-office record set by John Travolta nearly 50 years ago
foxnews.comTimothée Chalamet's newest movies have helped him reach record-breaking status. In the late '70s, John Travolta had two top-grossing films come out within eight months of each other. "Saturday Night Fever" came out in December 1977 and "Greece" came out in June 1978.
The 28-year-old Chalamet, who was in the recently released movies "Wonka" and "Dune: Part 2," became the first actor since Travolta to lead the top-two domestic grossing films over a time span of eight months, according to Indiewire.
Since last July, the two movies led by Chalamet are the only ones that have surpassed the domestic $200 million total. "Wonka" came out on Dec.
15, 2023.This movie tells the origin story of the character Willy Wonka from the "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" children's book written by Roald Dahl.
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