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Timothée Chalamet is enjoying the sweet taste success, debuting at in number one at the box office.
Wonka, which tells the back story of eccentric candy maker Willy Wonka, the character first introduced in Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, handily took the top spot after its Friday opening in theaters.
The musical fantasy, which co-stars Oscar winner Olivia Coleman, Keegan-Michael Key and Hugh Grant earned its own golden ticket, collecting $39 million in ticket sales domestically and another $112.4 million internationally for an opening weekend total of $151.4 million.
The opening grosses more than cover the film’s $125 million budget.
In second place was another prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
Timothée Chalamet is enjoying the sweet success of coming in number one at the box office. Wonka, which tells the back story of eccentric candy maker Willy Wonka, handily took the top spot after its Friday opening in theaters
The fantasy musical earned $39 million in ticket sales domestically and another $112.4 million internationally for an opening weekend total of $151.4 million.
The action adventure starring Rachel Ziegler as a tribute and Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow who will become President Snow in the post-apocalyptic world created by author Suzanne Collins, has been in theaters for fives weeks earned a respectable $5.8 million.
The movie has been popular with audiences in spite of lackluster critics reviews and has earned a total of more than $145 million domestically and nearly $300 million worldwide.
The Boy and the Heron, an animated tale by acclaimed filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, fell to third place after opening at number one last week, pulling $5.17 million dollars.
The semi-autobiographical tale focuses on a young boy named Mahito, who while missing his mother, ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead.
Christian Bale, Luca Padovan, Gemma Chan, Dave Bautista, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Robert Pattinson and Florence Pugh, lend their voices to the film which has received high praise from critics and audiences alike.
Godzilla Minus One continues to wreak havoc. This weekend the sci-fi drama set in post WWII Japan landed in fourth place and $4.88 million.
Critics and audiences have given enthusiastic reviews for this new take on the monster by focusing on the lives of the characters as well as the action scenes.
The movie received a Critics Choice Awards nomination on Wednesday for Best Foreign Language Film, which could bode well for the production when the Oscar nominations are announced January 23.
In second place was The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The action adventure starring Rachel Ziegler and Tom Blyth has been in theaters for five weeks earned a respectable $5.8 million for the weekend and nearly $300 million worldwide
The Boy and the Heron, fell to third place after opening at number one last week, pulling $5.17 million dollars. The semi-autobiographical tale by Hayao Miyazaki, focuses on a young boy named Mahito, who ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead
Godzilla Minus One continues to wreak havoc. This weekend the sci-fi drama set in post WWII Japan landed in fourth place and $4.88 million. The movie received a Critics Choice Awards nomination on Wednesday for Best Foreign Language Film
Trolls: Band Together is still delighting audiences with its bright animation, popular songs and stories of friendship. The animated adventure starring the voices of Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Anderson.Paak and Camila Cabello filled theater seats to the tune of $4 million
Trolls: Band Together is still delighting audiences with its bright animation, popular songs and stories of friendship.
The animated adventure starring the voices of Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Anderson.Paak and Camila Cabello filled theater seats to the tune of $4 million.
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Close behind in sixth place is Wish. The Disney animated musical about a young girl named Asha, who wishes on a star, hoping to make her kingdom more equitable for everyone conjured up $3.2 million. Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, stars as Asha, Chris Pine lends his voice to the evil king Magnifico.
Joaquin Phoenix and Napoleon held steadfastly to seventh place for the second week in a row.
Close behind in sixth place is Wish. The Disney animated musical about a young girl named Asha, who wishes on a star, hoping to make her kingdom more equitable for everyone, conjured up $3.2 million
Joaquin Phoenix and Napoleon held steadfastly to seventh place for the second week in a row. The biographical epic written by David Scarpa and directed by Ridley Scott captured $2.25 million in the box office battle
The biographical epic written by David Scarpa and directed by Ridley Scott captured $2.25 million in the box office battle.
Internationally, Napoleon has earned some $10.2 million in France, and another $14.27 million in the UK. Globally, the film has conquered audiences who have surrendered some $188.4 million.
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé landed in eighth place.
The documentary-style movie which focuses on the action on stage and behind the scenes of the artist’s Renaissance World Tour earned an even $2 million its third week in theaters.
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé landed in eighth place. The documentary-style movie which focuses on the action on stage and behind the scenes of the artist’s Renaissance World Tour earned an even $2 million its third week in theaters
Poor Things, starring Emma Stone, actually increased its audience reach, rising from 17th place to ninth its second week in theaters. The dramady, which is playing in only 82 venues earned $1.275 million
Internationally, the concert film has opened in only eight other countries, leading to a global take of nearly $38.5 million.
Poor Things, starring Emma Stone, actually increased its audience reach, rising from 17th place to ninth its second week in theaters.
The dramady, which is playing in only 82 venues, earned $1.275 million.
The story was loosely inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and focuses on a young woman who is brought back from the dead by Dr. Godwin Baxter, played by Willem Dafoe.
The Shift, remains in 10th place for the third week in a row. The Christian-themed film inspired by the biblical book of Job, earned slightly more than $1 million over the weekend, bringing its three week tally to more than $10.6 million
Timothée celebrated his box office victory taking in the LA Clippers v the New York Knicks game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles Sunday
The film earned 13 Critics Choice Awards nominations and seven Golden Globe nods, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Emma Stone.
The Shift, remains in 10th place for the third week in a row. The Christian-themed film starring Neal McDonough, Sean Astin and Kristoffer Polaha in a story inspired by the biblical book of Job, was distributed by Angel Studios.
Instead of broadly advertising their projects, the company does outreach with religious organizations, offering group ticket sales on its website and the opportunity for those who have seen the movie to ‘pay it forward’ and buy tickets as a gift for friends.
The Shift earned slightly more than $1 million over the weekend, bringing its three week tally to more than $10.6 million.
