The Timothee Chalamet led reworking of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory story, Wonka, makes its debut at the top of the US box office on its debut.

The movie takes a little over $39 Million on its debut which is higher that the $20.7 Million of the 2005 Tim Burton directed movie.

Prequel movie The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes stays at number 2 this weekend while last weeks top movie The Boy and the Heron falls to number 3 with a weekend gross of $5.1 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 15th - 17th December 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $39,005,800 after 1 weekend of release

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,822,054 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $145,260,915 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took $254,481,457 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,518,105 over the weekend, a 57% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $23,488,788 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,040,832 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $34,418,418 after 3 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,948,505 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $88,611,400 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Trolls World Tour which took $3,682,379 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.

Wonka spends a second weekend at the top of the UK box office with a very good £6.3 Million second weekend, a small 29% drop over its debut.

This makes the movie the 13th top film of 2023 with a shot of making it into the top 10 before the end of the year.

The top new movie of the weekend in Godzilla Minus One which comes in at number 2 with a debut gross of £816,891.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 15th - 17th December 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £816,891 over its debut weekend

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £612,655 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £15,887,971 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took £26,671,519 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £499,388 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £12,474,810 over 4 weeks of release

The latest, and last, animated film, The Boy and the Heron, from celebrated director Hayao Miyazaki hits the top of the US box office on its debut weekend with $12.8 Million.

This is by far the greatest US opening for a movie from Studio Ghibli who's previous top opening was Ponyo from 2008 which took $3.5 Million on its opening

Last weekends top movie Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce falls to number 6 this weekend and has taken $28 Million in total grosses after 2 weekends.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 8th - 10th December 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $12,836,313 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,400,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $135,655,926 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took $244,604,272 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,342,710 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $25,344,044 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,200,000 over the weekend, a 18% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $83,081,775 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Trolls World Tour which took $3,060,000 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,300,000 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $49,412,846 after 3 weekends of release

The second concert film to reach the top of the US box office this year has Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce claiming the top spot on its debut release with a total weekend gross of $21 Million.

A couple of months back Taylor Swift did the same with Taylor Swift The Eras Tour which topped the box office with a debut of $92 Million.

Falling to number 2 this weekend after a couple of weeks at the top is The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes which has taken a total of $121 Million.

Godzilla Minus One makes an impressive debut at 3 with a weekend gross of $11 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 1st - 3rd December 2023

• The movie is a new entry at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $21,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $14,500,000 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $121,243,408 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took $227,369,547 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $11,031,954 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,600,000 over the weekend, a 57% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $74,833,055 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Trolls World Tour which took $2,600,000 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,412,000 over the weekend, a 62% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $41,955,942 after 2 weekends of release