A Complete Unknown Box Office Passes Major Milestone, Breaking Record For Star Timothée Chalamet – Screen Rant
A Complete Unknown has passed a major milestone, breaking a box office record for star Timoth√©e Chalamet. Chalamet plays folk icon Bob Dylan in the music biopic, which was directed by Walk the Line’s James Mangold and also stars Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as the lightly fictionalized Sylvie Russo, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash, and Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie. The theatrical release of A Complete Unknown kicked off on Christmas Day in 2024, becoming the second highest-grossing debut movie that weekend behind Nosferatu.Per Deadline, as of Sunday morning, A Complete Unknown is projected to add a 3-day total of $5 million by the end of its third weekend in domestic theaters. In addition to seeing the movie land at No. 7 on the domestic chart for the weekend, this will bring its cumulative gross to $50.8 million. This marks the first time that a Timoth√©e Chalamet-led non-blockbuster movie has passed the $50 million milestone. His previous movies to gross more than $50 million are Dune, Dune: Part Two, and Wonka.Chalamet also held supporting roles in the movies Interstellar, Little Women, and Lady Bird, which all grossed over $50 million. In addition to making history for Chalamet-led projects, A Complete Unknown is only the 13th music biopic to ever gross more than $50 million at the domestic box office. The Bob Dylan movie has not opened in international markets at the time of writing.This milestone for the Complete Unknown star sees him beating the record previously set by his breakout role in Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name, which grossed $43.1 million in theaters. Below, see a breakdown of the performance of every non-blockbuster movie featuring Chalamet as a lead or co-lead that made more than $1 million in theaters:TitleWorldwide GrossA Complete Unknown (2024)$50.8 million (and counting)Call Me By Your Name (2017)$43.1 millionA Rainy Day in New York (2019)$23.8 millionBeautiful Boy (2018)$16.6 millionBones and All (2022)$15.3 millionThis shows that Timoth√©e Chalamet movies outside of his IP blockbusters still have the potential to be major players in the theatrical space. The fact that his star is continuing to rise could prove to be very beneficial for his next movie, which is A24’s Marty Supreme, directed by Josh Safdie. The studio has been experimenting with larger budgets, and the table tennis drama is their most expensive outing yet with a $70 million price tag, so it will need to perform even better than A Complete Unknown just to break even.While this milestone is significant, A Complete Unknown still has yet to break even in theaters. The movie’s budget is reportedly somewhere between $50 and $70 million, which likely places its break-even point somewhere around $125 million or more, a milestone that its current $70 million projections won’t reach. However, the movie’s status as an awards season contender, particularly with multiple major nominations for Chalamet and a possible Oscar nomination impending, could help offset its potential losses by increasing the status of the star as well as the studios and filmmakers involved.Enjoy Screen Rant’s box office coverage? Click below to sign up for my weekly box office newsletter (make sure to check “Box Office” in your preferences) and get exclusive analysis, predictions, and more:Sign UpSource: DeadlineYour comment has not been savedYour changes have been savedEmail is sentEmail has already been sentSuccess!A Complete Unknown is a biographical movie that follows a young Bob Dylan as he integrates with New York and catches the eye of the folk singers in the area, eventually propelling him into stardom.We want to hear from you! Share your opinions in the thread below and remember to keep it respectful.Your comment has not been savedLoved this movie and every part of Timothee‚Äôs version of Bob Dylan. Not only is Bob Dylan one of our greatest geniuses, so is Chalamet in his ability to become Dylan in his own way. Every part of his playing his music, speaking like him, singing his songs and capturing Bob‚Äôs charisma but also capturing his uniqueness in such a genuine way. Remarkable performance Timothee. Makes you love and feel the pains of Dylan‚Äôs heart. Awesome. Best in a long time. From the moment I watched Chalemet’s performance of Willy Wonka.. singing. dancing, acting, I knew this kid had talent to pull-off whatever role he learns. I’m looking forward to watching him grow as a legend maybe not same as Bob Dylan the voice and living xeitgeist of a bygone era. and Im hoping Timothee and this movie helps foster new reverence for generations not so familiar with the poetic genius of America’s greatest songwriter So far, I’ve watched it 10 times and counting .. love the history lessons and acting performances each time more & more. I didn’t grow up in the time, though I know of Dillon and no one else, but know Segar’s songs and shocked in a good way to learn of the artist, Toshi too, and Suzie, Baez, how they and Woody were part of Dillon’s rise and scene. Been looking up the people and facts like places, managers, Al Cooper, and More .. loving the film more & more! You see the tamborine man on the street, for example, and can gather thats how that song came about. It’s a very cool, scrumptious, fun and very well done movie!!! üíòüòÉüëè Bob Dylan has a unique singing style, so was Timothee Chalamet able to replicate it himself? Most everyone knows how the story begins for the characters of The Chronicles of Narnia, but their ending has yet to ever be brought to the screen.Chambers tells all about Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare and shares his detailed plans for the upcoming Poohniverse: Monsters Assembled crossover.X-Men’s Magik has an infamously tragic backstory; her new solo series starts by asking what a “normal” childhood would’ve looked like for her.Squid Game season 2 sees star rapper T.O.P make a guest appearance alongside Lee Byung-hun‚Äôs Front Man. 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