‘Wonka’ tops Christmas box office with ‘Aquaman 2’ Drowns – The Hollywood Reporter
Timothée Chalamet in the movie “Wonka”.
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Timothée Chalamet Wonka It emerged as a box office winner for Christmas this year, while the DC superhero pic Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom He is drowning.
Overall, this holiday season is not very cheerful for Hollywood studios and theater owners. Case in point: Wednesday’s revenue was down 52 percent from the same Wednesday in 2019, the last year before the pandemic hit.
After ceding the top spot to his fellow Warner Bros. label, Tenptole Aquaman 2 During the long weekend from December 22 to 25, Wonka — which opened the weekend before Christmas — reclaimed the throne on Tuesday. Ditto Wednesday with $8 million in domestic ticket sales, enough to push the musical past the $100 million mark in North America (its tally as of Wednesday stood at $102.5 million).
For the first six days, Jason Momoa led Aquaman The sequel only grossed $52.5 million domestically, more than 55 percent behind the first film (however, its overseas earnings exceed $100 million).
After a slow start over the Christmas holiday, Illumination and Universal’s Immigration He moved into second place behind him Wonka. The family film grossed $6.3 million on Wednesday for a domestic total of $30.6 million. Aquaman 2 It came in third place with $5.9 million.
The world expected this Immigration They will be received as soon as the gifts are opened, considering that almost all schools are closed this week.
The musical produced by Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg Violet It took fourth place on Wednesday with $3.9 million. The film, produced by Warners and Amblin, got off to an impressive start on Christmas Day with $18 million, the second-best opening ever for a film released on December 25 and the best since 2009, not including inflation. The film’s domestic gross as of Wednesday was $29 million.
while Violet It comes in ahead of expectations, and it remains to be seen how front-loaded it is. The film’s decline from Tuesday to Wednesday was 45%, more than any other title in the top 10.
For comparison, Immigration It fell by only 4 percent, while Wonka saw a 25 percent decline and Aquaman decreased 29 percent. (Most movies traditionally see a drop on Wednesday due to reduced Tuesday prices at theaters across the country.)
Romantic comedy from Sony Anyone but youwhich rounded out the top five, was actually up 1 percent on a daily basis, with a Wednesday total of $2.6 million for a domestic total of $13.3 million.
MGM and Amazon Directed by George Clooney Boys in the boat It followed at number six with a strong $2.5 million and a better-than-expected three-day domestic total of $11.2 million. Likes VioletAnd the movie Clooney and Neon Ferrari Opened on Christmas Day. The latter placed eighth on Wednesday with $1.2 million, for an early total of $5.6 million.
