Bonnie Aarons has accused Warner Bros. Discovery of withholding money from her.
The Big Picture Warner Bros. Discovery is being haunted by something unwanted—a lawsuit from the star of their highly lucrative The Nun series, Bonnie Aarons, who is accusing the company of "obscuring and hiding" her share of merchandising royalties and gross receipts of money earned from merchandise that features her likeness, in character as Valak, the habit-wearing demon.
Despite the success of the film, and the sheer amount of merchandise inspired by The Nun which was subsequently produced by Warner Bros. Discovery, Aarons is alleging that she was only paid the paltry sum of $71,500 for her work in The Nun, adding that her contract had stipulated she would have “the opportunity for additional compensation through box office bonuses” and that she would receive a cut of the gross receipts from “merchandise exploiting Ms. Aarons’ likeness.
A Terrifyingly Familiar Face Outside of Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, the stars of The Conjuring films, Aarons' terrifying entity is arguably the most recognizable figure from the Conjuring franchise of films, and that doesn't even take into account the fact that The Nun, a spin-off, is the highest-grossing film in the franchise.
The Hollywood Reporter was the first to report the lawsuit, which named Warner Bros. Discovery, New Line Cinemas and Scope Productions as those targeted by the actor for compensation. The film grossed over $365 million against a budget of $22 million, as stated in the lawsuit, which also noted Aarons was due a $175,000 bonus tied to box office performance on top of a share of profits from merchandise exploiting her character.
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