Photo:Warner Bros./Everett
Warner Bros./Everett
Wonkais showing staying power at the box office.
Warner Bros. Pictures’Timotheé Chalamet-led musical, which initially released in theaters Dec. 15, made $22.7 million at the domestic box office last weekend, outshining runner-upAquaman and the Lost Kingdom($18.2 million), perBox Office Mojo.
Wonkainitiallyopenedto some $39 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend. TheAquamansequel took thebox office’s top spotin the Dec. 22-24 weekend when it grossed $27.7 million upon release. According to Box Office Mojo,Wonka’s success this past weekend has driven its domestic gross up to $140 million, with the film collecting $384 million worldwide so far.
Universal Pictures' animated filmMigrationmade $17 million at the domestic box office over New Year’s weekend, whileThe Color Purplemade $11.7 million on top of the$18.1 million it earned on Christmas Day alone.Multipleoutletsreported that theBlitz Bazawule-directed musical earned the largest Christmas opening since 2009, whenSherlock Holmesmade $24.6 million on its first day of release.
Timotheé Chalamet and Hugh Grant in ‘Wonka’.Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Wonkahas proven popular with audiences and critics alike; it holds approval from 83% of its 294Rotten Tomatoesreviews from critics, while 91% of the site’s users who have rated the movie reported enjoying it.
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, a sequel to 2018’sAquaman, follows 44-year-old Momoa’s Arthur Curry / Aquaman years after the events of the first film.Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIreprises his role from the first film as David Kane / Black Manta, this time armed with a powerful new weapon in his attempts to kill Arthur, whilePatrick Wilsonreprises his role as Orm, Arthur’s half-brother and the former ruler of Atlantis.
New wide movie releases at the box office for the first weekend of 2024 includeJessica Chastain’s new filmMemoryand the horror movieNight Swim, per Box Office Mojo.
source: people.com
