Even the offspring of nepotism are not exempt from the salary disparity raging in Hollywood. In her response to the claims that she received $2 million less than Chris Pratt for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Bryce Dallas Howard reaffirmed this. It was worse.
“I was paid so much less than the reports even said, so much less,” she told Insider, referring to a 2018 Variety report that claimed she was being paid $8 million for the sequel compared with Pratt’s $10 million. “When I started negotiating for Jurassic, it was 2014, and it was a different world, and I was at a great disadvantage. And, unfortunately, you have to sign up for three movies, and so your deals are set.” This implies that Howard was continually paid less than her male co-star for all three Jurassic World movies.
Pratt demanded equal pay for additional Jurassic World-related products that weren’t already covered by a contract, such as video games, theme parks, and rides, according to Howard, who claimed she had discussed the wage gap with him. She added, “I’ve talked about it with Chris. He told me: “You guys don’t even have to do anything anytime there was a chance to make progress on items that hadn’t yet been agreed upon, like a game or a ride.
I’ll conduct all of the negotiations. You don’t need to worry about this, Bryce; we’re going to get paid equally. Even I have to admit that’s an admirable display of unity.
Pay disparity is still common in Hollywood. According to research conducted in 2019 by economists John S. Heywood, Maria Navarro Paniagua, and Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez, women in Hollywood were paid $1 million less on average than their male co-stars with comparable experience.
According to Forbes, the highest-paid female actors in 2018 made 30 cents for every dollar earned by the highest-paid male actors. It is upsetting, even while the news that Howard received a much lower salary than her male co-star isn’t all that shocking.