Why is Bryce Dallas Howard paid less then co-star?

The star of Jurassic World, Bryce Dallas Howard,

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has recently explained that she was paid very less as compared to her co-star Chris Pratt.

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She explained the whole situation in the latest interview.

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As part of the media reports, Bryce Dallas Howard was paid $2 million for the movie,

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while Chris Pratt was paid $10 million for the second Jurassic World film.

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She mentioned that there are no grudges with Chris Pratt as he pushed her to receive

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equal pay for other franchise opportunities

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Chris Pratt and Howard did some spinoff games, and theme park rides after the franchise.

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Lastly, she mentioned that she loves Chris so much that she was paid more for those

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small things than what she was paid for the movie.

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Chris also did several negotiations for the whole cast, including Howard

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He helped them get paid well. Back in 2018, Howard opened up about Hollywood's gender pay gap, and since then,

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she has been working to reduce the gap.

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