‘Wonka’ impresses with $43.2M overseas box office opening – The Hollywood Reporter
Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka in “Wonka.”
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Timothée Chalamet Wonka It provided some much-needed additions to the weekend’s box office, topping the worldwide chart by earning $43.2 million from its first 37 overseas markets.
This is a promising start for the Christmas musical, which will open everywhere in North America on December 16, with continued expansion around the world. Tracking indicates that the Warner Bros. film is due for release. It will launch in the $40 million range domestically and then keep audiences spellbound throughout the long holiday stretch.
Wonka It is an original story about Willy Wonka, the famous candy maker featured in Roald Dahl’s classic novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factorywhich has spawned at least two previous Hollywood films.
The new film, which has a PG rating, has been a curiosity for months regarding how it will fare with audiences.
In its early debut overseas, it has outdone a slew of family-friendly recent event pictures, as well as musicals Greatest Showman (2017) and Mary Poppins ReturnsS (2018). Greatest ShowmanThe film, starring Hugh Jackman, was the last Hollywood musical to be a major success at the global box office with ticket sales of $434 million.
Wonka It ranked first in 32 of the 37 markets in which it debuted. IMAX theaters contributed a significant $2.3 million to the overall opening total.
United Kingdom – Home of Dahl and Wonka Director Paul King – It advanced with $11.1 million to rank as Warners’ second-biggest opening of the year Barbie. In addition to the family titles mentioned above, Wonka It opened before films like Paddington, the little Mermaid And Indiana Jones and the Connection of Destiny In the UK, results were also strong elsewhere in Europe, including Spain ($3.6 million) and Germany ($4.4 million).
The film also looks promising in Latin America, where family fare could be a boon for Hollywood studios. After the United Kingdom, Mexico ranked second among all markets with $11.1 million.
Wonka It wasn’t the only Hollywood holiday film to debut early overseas. Universal’s original lighting and motion picture Immigration It opened with $6.5 million from its first 18 markets (it opens in the US on November 22).
One market where both Wonka And Immigration It was China that received a lump of coal, shelling out $3.2 million and $1 million respectively.
In the US, tracking was on the softer side Immigration Amid a general box office decline in terms of family animation. if Immigration Box office analysts say the film is already struggling to win over families Wonka You will definitely benefit.
Wonka It won’t be the only Warners title in the Christmas marquee. Aquaman And the lost kingdom It will be released in theaters on December 22, followed by the Oprah Winfrey-produced film Violet – also a musical – on December 25.
