Wonka Wins the Box Office

Wonka took the lead at the domestic box office over the long weekend, bringing in $30 million and beating out Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and The Color Purple. Deadline reports that the film is currently behind 2005’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by 6%. However, Wonka is doing better than 2018’s Mary Poppins Returns by the same margin.

Box Office Numbers from Friday (December 29th) through Monday (January 1st):

1. Wonka, $30 million
2. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, $26.3 million
3. Migration, $22 million
4. The Color Purple, $15 million
5. Boys in the Boat, $11.2 million
6. Anyone But You, $11 million
7. The Iron Claw, $6.9 million
8. Ferrari, $5.2 million
9. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, $3.67 million
10. The Boy and the Heron, $3.35 million