Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Timothée Chalamet’s fantasy musical “Wonka” hit a sweet box office milestone, surpassing $150 million globally.
The song-and-dance movie about the early days of the eccentric chocolatier opened to No. 1 in North America with $39 million.
It got a jump at the international box office, debuting last weekend to $43.2 million. “Wonka” collected $53.6 million overseas in its sophomore outing, bringing its foreign tally to $112.4 million and its worldwide total to $151.4 million.
Outside of the U.S. and Canada, top markets include the United Kingdom with $23.2 million to date, Mexico with $11.2 million and Germany with $8.6 million.
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