It’s official: “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins is the highest paid female director in movie history.
Jenkins, who grew up in Lawrence, just lassoed a deal with Warner Bros. to co-write and direct “Wonder Woman 2.” According to Hollywood Reporter, the seven-figure paycheck will be “somewhere in the $7 million to $9 million range,” plus a slice of profits from the sequel’s December 2019 release.
Jenkins made $1 million for directing “Wonder Woman,” and her super-sized raise is the result of an “unusually lengthy and tough negotiation.” Many are praising the deal as an epic victory for women and fans of the summer blockbuster, which made $800 million worldwide.
Patty Jenkins is now the highest paid female filmmaker in the history of cinema & she didn't need STAR WARS for that. #WonderWoman
— Jesabel (@JesabelRaay) September 11, 2017
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PATTY JENKINS IS BACK FOR WONDER WOMAN 2. YAS. pic.twitter.com/7ouVDFrhi0
— ᴀᴅᴀᴍ sᴛᴀʙᴇʟʟɪ (@a_stabelli) September 11, 2017
you guys i love patty jenkins so much the amount of work effort passion & heart she poured to make wonder woman is unbelievable SHE DID THAT pic.twitter.com/5lI8ZYCMyu
— hannah the bee (@swiftcIarke) September 10, 2017
PATTY JENKINS IS THE HIGHEST PAID FEMALE DIRECTOR OF ALL TIME!!! IM LOVING IT pic.twitter.com/Z1zj6cudUW
— Joe (@BaireJoe) September 11, 2017
Words can't describe how happy I am for Patty Jenkins right now.
— ム (@SindarOath) September 11, 2017
Highest paid female director of all time.
She deserves it.#WonderWoman2 pic.twitter.com/iUHs1LhND0
Glad to see Patty Jenkins back int he driver’s seat for #wonderwoman2. I might be a Marvel fan, but DC deserves good directors like her.
— Doug (@ImThatDoug) September 11, 2017
The glass ceiling is now nothing more than just a few shards of glass on the floor.#PattyJenkins #WonderWoman2 Congratulations @PattyJenks pic.twitter.com/14AmjxvnrJ
— Michael Hope (@MikeHope28) September 11, 2017
The previous recordholder for highest-paid female filmmaker is Nancy Meyers, who directed 2000’s “What Women Want” and 2003’s “Something’s Gotta Give.”
As for Jenkins, she’s been smashing records all summer long: “Wonder Woman” was the highest grossing domestic release from the extended DC universe, and the highest grossing action movie directed by a woman, according to Jezebel.
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