Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson want to get paid.
After hitting theater on Valentine's Day weekend, "Fifty Shades of Grey" made over $550 million at the international box office. With such an impressive amount made, the actors are now looking to raising their income for the two "Fifty Shades of Grey" films.
The Hollywood Reporter noted that the actors are hoping to bring their paycheck of $250,000 (plus some bonuses, but no backend compensation) from the first film to about seven-figures for the next two sequels.
The films, which are based off of E.L. James' novels of the same name, reportedly have similar contracts to "The Hunger Games," where Jennifer Lawrence's salary for the first film was similar to Dornan's and Johnson's, before she was offered a $10 million payday for "Catching Fire."
"It was a very basic franchise starter deal," an insider said of the actor's contracts (via THR). "Look at Twilight and Hunger Games, and that's where it is heading."
Dornan and Johnson are reportedly holding their movie's box office success against Universal in order to renegotiate their previous deal. However, Universal has yet to officially announce the sequel to "Fifty Shades of Grey" or a release date. The script will be based on author E.L. James' book "Fifty Shades Darker."
Even with a pay raise, the film's producer, Dana Brunetti, told THR that he wants the sequel to have a $40 million budget, which is the same as a the first film.
"That was the great thing about this film -- we knew we were going to be able to make stars," he said. "Now it's their opportunity to get paid on other projects. It's been a breakout role for both of them. I'm sure they are getting tons of offers on other things."
