debuted with $39 million in box office sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That made it a strong start for the -starring Willy Wonka musical that underscored the young starB次元官网网址檚 draw.
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To reach those numbers, B次元官网网址淲辞苍办补B次元官网网址� will need strong legs through the lucrative holiday moviegoing period. On its side are mostly good reviews (84% B次元官网网址渇reshB次元官网网址� on Rotten Tomatoes) and positive audience reaction (an B次元官网网址淎-B次元官网网址� CinemaScore).
Chalamet is also drawing younger ticket-buyers. Moviegoers under the age of 25 accounted for 36% of the audience, which was split evenly between 51% females and 49% males. B次元官网网址淲辞苍办补B次元官网网址� added $53.6 million in overseas ticket sales.
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For Warner Bros., itB次元官网网址檚 the first in a trio of high-profile holiday releases, to be followed by B次元官网网址淎quaman and the Lost KingdomB次元官网网址� on Dec. 22 and another musical, B次元官网网址淭he Color PurpleB次元官网网址� on Dec. 25.
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again ranked second this week with $5.8 million in its fifth week of release. The Lionsgate B次元官网网址淗unger GamesB次元官网网址� prequel, now up to $145.2 million domestically and more than $300 million globally, has held strong week after week.
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With holdovers making up most of the top 10 movies in theaters, the weekendB次元官网网址檚 other most notable business was a group of award contenders trying to make their mark following
Yorgos LanthimosB次元官网网址� a surreal Frankenstein-esque fairy tale starring Emma Stone, expanded into 82 theaters and grossed $1.3 million for Searchlight Pictures. The film, which will expand further in the coming weeks, is nominated for seven Golden Globes, including best comedy or musical.
starring Jeffrey Wright as a sardonic novelist, debuted in seven theaters in three cities with a $32,411 per-screen average. MGMB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淎merican Fiction,B次元官网网址� nominated for two Globes, will expand to 40 theaters next week. It in September.
Jonathan GlazerB次元官网网址檚 a chilling Holocaust drama about a Nazi commandant and his family living next to Auschwitz, opened in four theaters with a $31,198 per-screen average. Nominated for three Globes, it will play in limited release before expanding in January.
Estimated ticket sales are for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. B次元官网网址淲onka,B次元官网网址� $39 million.
2. B次元官网网址淭he Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,B次元官网网址� $5.8 million.
3. B次元官网网址淭he Boy and the Heron,B次元官网网址� $5.2 million.
4. B次元官网网址淕odzilla Minus One,B次元官网网址� $4.9 million.
5. B次元官网网址淭rolls Band Together,B次元官网网址� $4 million.
6. B次元官网网址淲ish,B次元官网网址� $3.2 million.
7. B次元官网网址淐hristmas With the Chosen: Holy Night,B次元官网网址� $2.9 million.
8. B次元官网网址淣apoleon,B次元官网网址� $2.2 million.
9. B次元官网网址淩enaissance: A Film by Beyonc茅,B次元官网网址� $2 million.
10. B次元官网网址淧oor Things,B次元官网网址� $1.3 million.
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