Timothée Chalamet’s Wonka Movie Earns $3.5 Million in Box Office Preview – The Hollywood Reporter
Timothée Chalamet in the movie “Wonka”.
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The Christmas season has officially begun at the box office Wonka The film begins to warm the hearts of moviegoers with a whimsical origin story about the famous candyman from The Candyman Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
From Warner Bros. and Harry Potter Franchise producer David Heyman The musical opened its North American run late Thursday with a promising preview gross of $3.5 million from 3,400 theaters (family films aren’t necessarily known for sporting huge preview grosses). Wonka The preview gross matches the box office sensation Spider-Man Into the Spider-Versewhich also grossed $3.5 million in previews and opened to $35 million domestically.
Tracking is suggested Wonka It will also debut in the $35 million to $40 million range. By Friday, it will be showing in 4,203 locations, including Imax and all other premium large formats.
Directed by Paul King Paddington Fame and starring Timothée Chalamet as young Willy Wonka, the film’s star-studded cast also includes Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key, Kalah Lane, Patterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Matthew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, and Natasha. Rothwell, Rich Fulcher, Rakhi Thakrar, Tom Davis and Cobna Holdbrook Smith.
Wonka Hope to sing out loud all holiday long. This weekend and beyond, it will have to compete with Christmas gift buying and other holiday preparations in terms of getting consumers’ attention, but then things will get easier once the presents are opened. Wonka It will also benefit from strong numbers on weekdays when children start getting out of school.
Any studio in Hollywood that makes a Christmas movie is based on a marathon, not a sprint, unless you’re a drag queen symbol picture or star Wars.
On the marquee itself, competition will come from two fellow Warner Bros. titles. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (December 22) and Violet (December 25) which is also a musical. On the family front, Universal and Illumination are unlocked Immigration On December 22nd.
This music genre has a dirty history in recent times, and Wonka It hopes to reverse this curse and match the success of films including those led by Hugh Jackman The greatest showman on earthwhich debuted in modest numbers at Christmas but then dominated and amassed a fortune.
Wonka It is one of the first Hollywood pictures to be dismantled since the end of the SAG-AFTRA movement. Warner and the filmmakers breathed a sigh of relief when they were able to send Chalamet—who was quickly becoming a bona fide movie star—to promote and publicize the PG-rated film. Young girls in particular are drawn to the young actor who plays the lead next Sand Dunes: Part Twowhich Warners and Legendary have delayed until next March so Chalamet and co-star Zendaya can do press.
More is coming.
