Highest new movie this weekend
Wonka spends its fourth weekend at the top of the UK box office as 2023 comes to an end with a total gross os £43.8 Million, it also ends up as the 4th top grossing movie of the year.
The movie comes in behind Barbie, Oppenheimer and The Super Mario Bros. Movie with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 coming in 5th.
Highest new movie of the weekend is Ferrari~2023 which comes in at number 2 with a debut gross of £1.9 Million.
Also worthy of mention is Hayao Miyazaki directorial finale The Boy and the Heron which makes its debut at number 4.
Highest new movie this weekend
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.
Highest new movie this weekend
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.
Highest new movie this weekend