‘Wonka’ beats ‘Night Swim’ at post-holiday box office – The Hollywood Reporter
“Night swimming”
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Night swimming It’s headed toward a $12.5 million domestic opening from 3,250 theaters, good enough for the No. 2 spot on the weekend. Wonka.
The Universal film, directed by horror masters Jason Blum and James Wan, is the only new wide-release release this weekend as the post-holiday doldrums begin. The pic won Friday’s race with $5.2 million, including $1.5 million in previews.
If the estimates hold, Night swimming It will come in slightly ahead of expectations despite scathing reviews and a C CinemaScore from audiences, though it won’t come close to matching Universal and Blumhouse’s $30.4 million opening. M3GAN On the same weekend a year ago.
Directed by Bryce McGuire, Night swimming Adapted from a 2014 short film he produced in collaboration with Rod Blackhurst. The 98-minute film begins with a flashback of a young girl who meets an unfortunate end when she tries to retrieve a mysterious toy boat from her backyard pool. Years later, the Waller family films: Ray (Wyatt Russell), a former baseball player whose career was cut short by multiple sclerosis; his wife, Eve (Kerry Condon); teenage daughter Izzie (Amelie Hoverle); and his unathletic 12-year-old son Elliot (Gavin Warren).
Night swimming It hit the big screen around the time Blum and Wan made a deal to merge their companies Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, respectively. (M3GAN Among the films they have previously worked on together.)
Warner Bros. Wonka It will remain atop the domestic box office this weekend with an estimated $15 million to $16 million from nearly 4,000 theaters. The Timothée Chalamet-led musical was the big winner of the 2023 Christmas season and will pass the $165 million mark in North America by Sunday.
Other holiday offerings include Illumination and Universal’s family animated shows Immigration It hopes to take third place with an estimated $10.5 million to $11 million for a domestic tally of more than $78 million through Sunday.
However, the race appears to be relatively close ImmigrationWarner Bros. and DC Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom And the exciting romantic comedy from Sony Anyone but you.
Aquaman 2 It’s the latest superhero to fail with audiences and has yet to cross the $100 million mark domestically (it’s done much better overseas). By Sunday, its domestic total should reach at least $99 million.
A film directed by George Clooney Boys in the boatfrom MGM/Amazon, continues to impress and looks to miss the title of its adult counterpart Violet debuts this weekend with an estimated $6.2 million from 2,687 theaters.
From Warner Bros. and Amblin, Violet Its $4.3 million gross from 3,216 theaters is expected to bring it to an impressive $54 million domestic cume through Sunday. Boys in the boatThe film’s domestic gross through Sunday is expected to reach $34 million (both films opened on Christmas Day).
Violet And Wonka Among the films competing for top honors at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.
