North American theaters experienced a sluggish first two weeks in December, and a real blockbuster "Wonka" was ushered in last week. Although the film had been released in theaters around the world the previous week, it was not officially released until last week. It landed in North American theaters and easily topped the North American box office chart with a box office of US$39 million in its first week. "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" continues to maintain its popularity in North American theaters.
The new film "Wonka" topped the box office chart with US$39 million in its first week in North America
Although Christmas, the traditional holiday in North America, has not yet arrived, the new song and dance film "Wonka" has been in theaters last week to warm up for the Christmas holiday. . Starring Paul King, the director of "Paddington Bear", and starring Hollywood's top actor "Sweet Tea" Timothée Chalamet, this is a prequel film to Depp's classic "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", with a musical style. It also adds a lot to this holiday movie. Thanks to the recent lack of blockbusters being released in North American theaters, "Wonka" easily topped the North American box office chart with US$39 million in its first week.
Although "Wonka" did not land in North American theaters until last week, the film had already landed in major theater markets around the world outside North America before that, and with a global box office of US$44 million, it became the highest-grossing film in the world in the previous week. Line box office champion. Last week, the film earned US$53.6 million in box office revenue from global theaters outside North America, and the global cumulative box office has reached US$150 million.
In addition to being a hit at the box office, "Wonka", which is full of holiday atmosphere, also has a pretty good reputation in terms of reputation. CinemaScore audience score is A-, IMBD score is 7.4 points, and the popcorn index on Rotten Tomatoes is as high as 91%. According to reports, the film's production budget reached US$150 million. Judging from the current reputation and box office performance, Warner at least does not have to worry about losing money.
"The Hunger Games: The Song of Songbirds and Snakes" continues to occupy the second place on the box office list
"The Hunger Games: The Song of Songbirds and Snakes" has reached its fourth week after its release, but thanks to North American theaters Despite the weakness and lack of blockbuster competition, the film continued to firmly occupy the second place on the North American box office list with US$6.1 million last week. Since its release, this film has always occupied the top two spots on the North American box office list.
The North American box office of this prequel film to "The Hunger Games" has reached US$145 million, exceeding the box office of many Hollywood blockbusters such as "Fast and Furious 10" in North American theaters this year. At the same time, the cumulative global box office of the film has reached 300 million US dollars. It seems that this series still has the potential to continue to be developed in the future.
Two Japanese films continue to maintain popularity at the North American box office
Hayao Miyazaki’s animated films "How Do You Want to Live" and "Godzilla-1.0" continue to maintain popularity in North American theaters. Following last week's After the two films jointly entered the top five in the North American box office list, although the box office of the two films fell seriously last week, they already occupied the third place in the North American box office list last week with box office revenue of US$5.1 million and US$4.8 million respectively. position and fourth position.
North American theaters and global theaters will usher in the release of this year's last Hollywood blockbuster "Aquaman 2" this week. In view of the disastrous performance of superhero-themed movies at the box office this year, the box office prospects of the film may be difficult to predict. . The film will be released in domestic theaters on December 20, while North American theaters will not be officially released until December 22.
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