Last blockbuster of 2023, “Wonka” leads the US box office

“Wonka” closed out 2023 with strong box office results, regaining 1st place on New Year’s Eve in the United States and Canada. The musical fantasy, which explores the origins of the iconic candy maker from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” grossed $23.9 million over the three-day weekend, with a projection of $31.8 million by Monday (1/1) during the long holiday. . The total accumulated domestically amounts to 142.5 million dollars, while on the world stage Warner’s production impresses with 386.9 million dollars, standing out as one of the biggest successes of the year.

With the release of two films in the same period, Warner also played against itself, creating a reversal of positions, which calls attention to the contrasting fall of “Aquaman 2: The Lost Kingdom”. After debuting at No. 1 last week, the Jason Momoa-starring film was overtaken by the previous release of “Wonka” (in theaters three weekends ago), earning just $19.5 million, with $26.3 million dollars expected by Monday. Its total stands at $84.7 million domestically and $258 million worldwide, well below the first “Aquaman,” which became DC’s most successful superhero film with $1.1 billion. dollars at the box office in 2018.

Third place was taken by “Ducks!,” which earned $17.2 million over the weekend and is projected to make $22.3 million for the long weekend. With a domestic total of $59.4 million and $100 million in worldwide box office sales in just ten days, “Ducks!” It already stands out as one of the most successful animations of the season. The Illumination/Universal production will debut in Brazil on Thursday (4/1)

The musical version of “The Color Purple” came in fourth with $13 million over the weekend, for an expected holiday total of $17.7 million. The film has a domestic gross of $50 million and has not yet been released internationally. The debut in Brazil will only take place on February 8th.

The Top 5 is rounded out by the romantic comedy “Everyone But You,” which grossed $9 million and is expected to gross $11.5 million over the long weekend, reaching a domestic total of $27.6 million. The national launch is scheduled for January 25th.

Trailers

Check out the trailers below for the top 5 most watched movies in the US and Canada over the weekend.

1| WONKA

2| AQUAMAN 2: THE LOST KINGDOM

3| DUCKS!

4| THE COLOR PURPLE

5| EVERYONE except you

Source: Terra

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