Audience tastes are starting to change, he said, from universe-saving action films to stories closer to home.Ĭlose to home - at least if you live near a chocolate factory - was family-friendly 'Wonka,' with Timothee Chalamet as a younger version of Roald Dahl's famous chocolatier.
That strong showing came at the end of an off year for Hollywood, with numbers roughly 20 percent below the three-year pre-pandemic average, said analyst David A. It has passed the $140 million mark domestically and taken in $244 million globally. film took in an estimated $24 million for the three-day weekend in the US and Canada, and $31.8 million when New Year's Day is included. Fantasy musical 'Wonka' bounced back to the top of the North American box office this New Year's weekend as an otherwise pallid film year came to an end, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
