Wonka has topped the box office charts once again. The movie musical is a prequel to the 1971 Roald Dahl adaptation Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, starring Timothée Chalamet as a younger version of Gene Wilder’s titular chocolatier. The movie opened two weekends before Christmas in 2023, taking No. 1 during its debut and dipping down to No. 2 below Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom for the Christmas weekend before rising back up to the top over the New Year’s holiday.
Per Deadline, the Wonka box office is projected to add an additional $15.5 million to its domestic gross during its fourth weekend in North American theaters. This should be more than enough for the movie to claim the No. 1 spot for the weekend for the third time in a row. In second place is the new horror movie Night Swim, which is only projected to earn about $12.5 million.
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Wonka
Wonka is a prequel film to Roald Dahl’s classic novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and follows the origins of the legendary candy maker. From his first encounter with the Oompa Loompas to founding his deliciously magnificent headquarters, Wonka explores the character in a new light. Timothee Chalamet assumes the role of Willy Wonka himself.
- Release Date
- December 15, 2023
- Director
- Paul King
- Cast
- Sally Hawkins , Olivia Colman , Keegan-Michael Key , Rowan Atkinson , Timothee Chalamet , Jim Carter
- Genres
- Family , Adventure , Comedy
- Writers
- Paul King , Simon Farnaby
- Budget
- $125 million
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
