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With $1+ Billion Haul from Wonka and Dune: Part Two, Rising Superstar Matches John Travolta's 70s Dual Box Office Landmark

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In an extraordinary feat cementing his status as a generational talent and box office superstar, Timothée Chalamet has replicated a 45-year-old record by leading the two highest-grossing films within an 8-month span worldwide.

Thanks to the astronomical success of Wonka ($630 million) and the currently in-theaters Dune: Part Two ($494 million and counting), Chalamet now stands alongside John Travolta as one of the only actors to simultaneously top the global box office with a pair of massively popular films in rapid succession.

Travolta previously accomplished the feat in the late 1970s with the iconic one-two punch of Saturday Night Fever and Grease releasing within a year of each other. At the time, the young actor’s runs with each film cemented his status as a generational icon.

Now, over four decades later, the 27-year-old Chalamet has matched that rare air and outrageous box office double, emerging as the undisputed new king of the modern moviegoing experience.

Wonka kicked off Chalamet’s history-making run last December, captivating audiences worldwide with a wildly imaginative origin story for the eccentric chocolate titan. Despite stiff competition from superhero juggernauts, the film legged out an incredible $630 million haul.

Its global dominance continued for months until finally being dethroned recently by the long-awaited arrival of Dune: Part Two in theaters. The epic sci-fi sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 reboot has already raced past $494 million worldwide after less than a month in release.

With a star-studded ensemble cast including Zendaya, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, and more, Dune 2 seems likely to continue soaring past $600-700 million or higher over the coming months. When combined with Wonka’s gross, Chalamet will soon cross $1 billion in box office revenues from the twin hits across an incredibly compressed span.

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Demolishing comparisons to superhero-fueled franchises reliant on marketed ensemble casts, Chalamet’s solo star power was the driving force that propelled both films to stratospheric commercial heights. He carries the rare distinction of headlining two juggernaut cultural sensations in entirely disparate genres within the same year.

As a result, the remarkably versatile actor has transitioned from rising star to certified mainstream anchor attraction. Chalamet’s prodigious talents in bold, challenging roles are now being justly rewarded with affluence traditionally reserved only for the likes of Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio.

With major films like the Willy Wonka origin story and leading the reopening salvo of one of sci-fi’s most beloved franchises, Timothée Chalamet has ascended to the uppermost echelons of modern movie stardom. His record-setting box office supremacy merely certifies his new status as the defining face of Hollywood’s next generation.

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