Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Wonka’ Tops Box Office With $39 Million Debut
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variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Wonka,” a fantasy musical starring Timothée Chalamet as the eccentric chocolatier, charmed in its box office debut, collecting $39 million over the weekend.
It’s a sweet start, as long as the $125 million-budgeted family film has momentum around the holidays. The good news for Warner Bros.
is that December releases rarely generate huge opening weekends but tend to stick around on the big screen and show staying power through the new year.
To that end, it’s promising that “Wonka” landed an “A-” CinemaScore from audiences. Critics have been kind as well, bestowing “Wonka” with an 83% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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