WB Christmas Conquer Commences With ‘Wonka’ This Weekend, Sweet $75M WW Frame In Store
Will Wonka or Aquaman eventully gross most? Aquaman globally.
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When was the last time that Warner Bros had a hefty trifecta at the Christmas box office?
It’s conceivable that the studio will own the top three movies at the box office between DC’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, The Oprah Winfrey-Steven Spielberg produced feature musical The Color Purple, and Wonka, the latter which fires up this weekend in U.S. and Canada.
Outlook for the Timothée Chalamet starring musical is over/under $40M stateside at 4,150 theaters, with an additional $35M abroad inclusive of new markets which include France, Belgium, Holland, Australia, NZ, Italy, Denmark, Sweden and Poland. All in that’s $75M worldwide for this weekend. By Sunday, the Paul King directed, David Heyman produced musical will have a global running total well north of $120M for this $125M production.
In regards to the outlook for Warners: On Dec. 22, they’re opening the DC James Wan directed Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom to $50M-$60M for the four day with Christmas on Monday. The Color Purple arrives on Christmas Day with an estimate of $8M for the day alone, which many consider very good.