Wonka
Summary
Wonkahas topped the boxwood office charts once again . The movie musical is a prequel to the 1971 Roald Dahl adaptationWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory , starring Timothée Chalamet as a jr. translation of Gene Wilder ’s titulary chocolatier . The movie opened two weekends before Christmas in 2023 , take No . 1 during its debut and dipping down to No . 2 belowAquaman and the Lost Kingdomfor the Christmas weekend before rising back up to the top over the New Year ’s holiday .
PerDeadline , theWonkabox officeis projected to add an additional $ 15.5 million to its domestic gross during its quaternary weekend in North American theaters . This should be more than enough for the movie to arrogate the No . 1 blot for the weekend for the third time in a row . In second place is the newfangled horror movieNight Swim , which is only projected to earn about $ 12.5 million .
How Long Will Wonka Reign Supreme?
The success of theWonkareleasecan be impute to quite a few different factor . The first is that the movie is a bona fide phenomenon , promptly surpassing the $ 300 million milestone worldwide to become the 14th highest - gross 2023 movie so far . However , its continual chart - topping is also partly due to the underwhelming box office receipts of some of its competition , in spite of the fact that seven major broad spillage hit theater during the Christmas vacation weekend .
Aquaman 2,Migration , The Iron Claw , andAnyone But Youwere bring out the Friday before Christmas , andThe Color Purple , Ferrari , andThe male child in the Boatopened on Christmas Day .
Wonkacontinuing to take No . 1 during this first weekend of 2024 is also part due to the underwhelming porcine ofNight Swimrather than its own commercial-grade might . While the Blumhouse horror picture could have followed the representative of their premature January movieM3GANand become a smash hitting , its poor reviews may have put a damper on its potential . finally , while it seems likely that theWonkamoviewill keep pull in consistent revenue without huge drops , it remains to be realise if it can continue its bar at No . 1 .
The first major challenge forWonka ’s 2024 streak will arrive next weekend , with the co-occurrent release of the musicalMean Girlsand the Jason Statham actionerThe Beekeeper . While it ’s possible that neither movie will gross much higher thanNight Swim , their combined front will increase the theatrical competition two times . However , itWonkaholds out and claims No . 1 during that weekend , it could potentially keep its streak going through the ending of January , as the final two weekend of the month have a sparse slate of major releases .
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Wonka is a prequel film to Roald Dahl ’s classic novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and follow the origins of the legendary candy maker . From his first showdown with the Oompa Loompas to founding his scrumptiously magnificent HQ , Wonka explore the character in a novel light . Timothee Chalamet assumes the role of Willy Wonka himself .
Wonka is a prequel film to Roald Dahl’s classic novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and follows the origins of the legendary candy maker. From his first encounter with the Oompa Loompas to founding his deliciously magnificent headquarters, Wonka explores the character in a new light. Timothee Chalamet assumes the role of Willy Wonka himself.
