‘Wonka’ Arrives Early With Pre-Christmas Opening of $20M to $23M – Box Office

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. ‘s anticipated film directed by Paul King Wonka entered its early stages six weeks ahead of its Dec. 5 release, with box office analyst The Quorum predicting an opening of $20 million to $23 million. Keep in mind that it’s still early in the campaign, so there is potential for upside.

Unlike other tracking services that predict a film’s release three weeks in advance, Quorum predicts six weeks in advance.

Regarding WonkaFor Warner Bros. ‘s marketing campaign, there is material that can move the needle: two official trailers on Warner Bros. ‘s YouTube channel, which has 31 million and 9 million views, respectively; and lead actor Timothée Chalamet will host Saturday Night Live on November 11 with the actor also on the cover of GQ. Additionally, Warners has 17 one-sheets for the film (on billboards, in theaters and online), and if there’s a barometer for how much a studio spends on a film, it’s the amount per sheet. Poster.

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Keep in mind that holiday movies always explode after Christmas, when the masses no longer have to worry about holiday activities and a movie like this Wonka has the potential to come off like other Christmas musicals eg: The greatest showman, The six-day holiday launch grossed $19 million and $174.3 million. Family films and other theatrical releases have historically had large theaters during the holidays. Puss in Boots: the last wish Last year, it opened to $12.4 million and achieved a nearly 15x multiple, with a final domestic figure of $185.5 million. A family film like Wonka has the potential to play domestically. Salaries for Wonka including pre-Christmas releases Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($36.2 million), bumblebee ($21.7 million) and Sony’s 2014 film adaptation of the Broadway musical Annie ($15.8 million).

We are currently listening Wonka is popular among men under 35, vs Puss in Boots: the last wish a year ago, which was great with the under-35 female audience.

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Wonka tells the story of how the world’s greatest inventor, wizard and chocolatier became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.

Warner Bros. Originally directed by Mel Stuart from 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Based on the book by Roald Dahl Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, is a cult family classic and received a 1972 Academy Award nomination for Best Score, Best Film Adaptation and Best Original Score. Warners’ reboot, 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryDirected by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Deep as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie. The film grossed $206.4 million domestically and $474.9 million worldwide and was also nominated for an Oscar for Gabriella Pescucci’s costumes.