Wonka
Summary
Wonkahas continued its box part raging streak despite failing to take Christmas week . The movie melodic , which stars Timothée Chalamet as a young Willy Wonka , afford two weekends before Christmas and became one of many titles vying for attention during the holiday time of year . That group also includes the newer releasesAquaman and the Lost Kingdom , The Color Purple , Anyone But You , The Iron Claw , Ferrari , andMigration . In spite of miss the No . 1 spot toAquaman 2on Christmas weekend and thenThe Color Purpleon Christmas Day , Wonkabounced back to the top the undermentioned day .
PerDeadline , Wonkahas taken the No . 1 topographic point at the daily box place on Thursday for the third day in a course with a domesticated take of $ 8 million . However , the official No . 1 title for Christmas calendar week goes toAquaman and the Lost Kingdom , which earned $ 58.3 million . Despite being in its 2nd workweek in theaters , theWonkabox officedidn’t fall too far behind , as its gross for the week was a substantial $ 53.1 million , putting it at No . 2 above the six other major wide-cut - release contenders for the week .
Who Will Win The Box Office Battle In The Final Weekend Of 2023?
Although there has been a wealthiness of holiday season movies , including theWonkamusical , the final weekend of 2023 is totally barren of new releases . The New Year ’s weekend does not tend to be a strong one for the box office , as opposed to the more mob - oriented Christmas vacation , which account for the fact that the only new expiration will be the Netflix streaming exclusiveGood Grief . However , this theatrical vacuity mean thatWonkawill have yet another shooter at earning a No . 1 weekend .
Good Griefwas written by , aim by , and starsSchitt ’s Creekbreakout Dan Levy .
TheWonkamoviehas been consistently claim No . 1 at the daily box office since the surge of new releases on the 4 - day Christmas weekend . This could intend that it is set up to thrive in the coming weekend , easily climbing aboveAquaman and the Lost Kingdom . The DC superhero movie has n’t totally been lose steam , however , as it has managed to stick afloat with daily receipts above $ 5 million despite a near - franchise - worst chess opening weekend .
However , despite being a major superhero tentpole , Aquamanhas slip below the open and fall to No . 3 twice in a words already . Both times , it has flow behind the animated movieMigration , which previously posted the sorry - ever opening weekend for its studio , Illumination Entertainment . While both movies and the new musicalThe Color Purplewill provideWonkawith no small amount of competition , the runway seems comparatively well-defined for the Chalamet movie to return to No . 1 .
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Wonka is a prequel film to Roald Dahl ’s Greco-Roman novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and follows the origins of the fabled candy maker . From his first encounter with the Oompa Loompas to establish his deliciously magnificent headquarters , Wonka explores the character in a young lighter . 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.
