With Fifty Shades of Grey looking to top out at more than $550 million worldwide, it should come as no surprise that stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan will be seeking a big payday for a second outing. Sources say the pair received $250,000 each, plus tiered box-office bonuses, to star in Universal’s erotic hit based on the first of EL James’ trilogy of novels, and both signed three-picture deals. But like most stars of franchise films, they will try to renegotiate for seven-figure raises for Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. Sources say Neither Johnson nor Dornan, received any backend compensation on the first film.
Though the two leads probably are six months away from any renegotiations, insiders say they’ll take a page from the Twilight stars and Jennifer Lawrence’s Hunger Games deal as a jumping-off point . Lawrence landed a $10 million payday for Catching Fire — a significant bump from her $500,000 Hunger Games salary.
