Warner Bros. owns four-day Christmas box office returns with “Aquaman 2” at $40 million and “Wonka” at $31 million; “Migration” from Illumination for $18 million and up

FRIDAY AFTERNOON: Right now, it looks like Warner Bros./DC Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will arrive there 40 million dollars for 4 days, and that’s when the shipping tracking made the difference.

Still, Warners has something to brag about, and CEO David Zaslav is pleased with the top two films at the box office Wonkais the second weekend at number 2 with an expected 31 million dollars in the period from 22 to 25 December. Friday/Previews for Aquaman 2 Is 14 million dollars with 3 days 30 million dollars in 3,706 movie theaters. WonkaSecond Friday is at $7 million (-51%), a three-day increase 22 million dollars in 4,213 cinemas. That’s what we hear Color PurpleChristmas Day gross sales may be close $10 to $12 millionThat would put it in fourth place behind Illumination and Universal migration what is being watched 18 million dollars in 3,761 cinemas; a better-than-expected result than the $10 million to $12 million we heard about.

With success like this, it is very clear that this is the end of Zack Snyder’s DC era. Aquaman 2. Still, it’s good to see how ticket sales are going to be in a week. Holiday moviegoers might want to check their brains at the door and enjoy this episode in 3D. The sequel currently has a 76% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but keep in mind that the first film was at 72%.

The social media chatter, according to RelishMix, is mixed Aquaman 2 with a social media universe across TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook and YouTube of 334.3 million. According to the analytics firm, the social media score is -48% below Superhero’s social media standards. Another 300 titles from the social media universe are among others Ant-Man and the Wasp with 341.8 million, which opened to $758 million and bumblebee at 350.3 million, which is a starting value of $30 million.

Everything is relative: Christmas also fell on a Monday in 2000, 2006 and 2017. Aquaman 2 reached $40 million, which is better than the results of other top 4-day openers in these years, i.e. those of 2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($36.1 million), 2006 Evening at the museum ($30.4 million) and 2000s Throw away ($28.8 million), but that’s down significantly from the second weekend Star Wars: The Last Jedi ($71.5 million), which led all titles over the four days of Christmas in 2017. On the one hand, we can say that Aquaman 2 does what it has to do for a weekend where Christmas falls on a Monday. On the other hand, it is not a big attraction war of stars (We always knew that).

migration‘It’s Friday and the preview looks great 6 million dollars with 3 days $13.2 million in third place. No RT viewer rating yet.

Currently, fourth place is pretty close between three titles. Columbia Pictures’ Everyone but you see one 3 million dollars Friday, $6.1 million 3 days and $8.5 million 4 days. No RT viewer rating yet. The film cost $25 million pre-P&A and was co-financed by SK Global Entertainment and TSG Entertainment

Gang war film from Moksha Movies and Pathyangira Cinemas Salar Part 1: Ceasefire look at $3.9 million today, 3 days $6.6 million and 4 days $8.4 million in 750 places.

A24s The Iron Clawwhich cost $15 million net before P&A, see a Friday of $2.5 million3 days $5.7 million and 4 days $8.3 million.

FRIDAY ON: Warner Bros./DC’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Placed $4.5 million last night at 3,400 seats during Illumination/Universal’s migration done 1.5 million dollars on what is expected to be a slow weekend at the four-day Christmas box office. This is mainly because there is no big film on the market that people want to see. Aquaman 2 weighed down by terrible reviews at 36% on Rotten Tomatoes and a prospect of $40 million, give or take, in four days.

The previews started at 3:00 p.m Aquaman 2 while migration started at 2:00 p.m. According to Comscore, 43% of primary schools had recess yesterday and 90% of colleges did not. These numbers rise to 66% and 93% respectively today before rising to 100% next week.

There are already fewer trailers for the sequel than for the Disney/Marvel Studios dud The wonders which grossed $6.6 million, before a three-day opening of $46.1 million, the lowest opening ever for a Marvel film. Besides that, Aquaman 2DC’s previews are higher than DC’s previous bomb Shazam: Wrath of the Gods ($3.4 million Thursday night, $11.7 million Friday and 3-day $30.1 million). For comparison: DCs The Lightningplagued by bad headlines about its star Ezra Miller and a cast that didn’t give the film widespread exposure, is looking at $9.7 million in previews, $24.1 million Friday and a three-day run of $55 million after a great success.

The only advantage that Aquaman 2 is that it’s the biggest draw of the holiday weekend, but Warner Bros. competes with itself as the other golden ticket at the box office. Wonka, made $4.2 million yesterday at 4,203 – almost as much as Aquaman 2, for a first week $57.5 million. The idea is that the Timothee Chalamet film will drop past $20 million in four days.

The general audience for Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak issues didn’t like it Aquaman 2 with 3 stars last night and a 50% recommendation, and then comes the big fans. Um. However, parents gave the film 5 stars (slightly more mothers at 51%) and children under 12 gave it 4 stars (66% boys), so they can ultimately keep this film.

With Christmas on Monday, things will be much better for all films at this point and beyond. With Christmas Eve being a gloomy day in the BO, expect Sunday’s results to be below expectations for everyone. The first Aquarius When it opened, it was slow from the start, earning $136.7 million in the first seven days of the 2018 holiday season (Christmas Day fell on a Tuesday) and $67.8 million in three days. However, the sequel directed by James Wan is not expected to have the same dynamic.

migrationThe $1.5 million at 3,050 locations is less than Disney’s pre-Thanksgiving Tuesday previews Wish which grossed $2.3 million ($31.6 million in 5 days). Admittedly, the latter tends more towards girls and the Illumination title is 60% more boys. Other compositions for migration including DreamWorks animations Trolls unite ($1.3 million preview, $9.3 million Friday and $30 million opening weekend) and also The bad guys ($1.15 million, $7.9 million Friday and $23.95 million opening). Critics aren’t completely turning their backs on this 69% fresh original animated film, and neither are audiences, with PostTrak ratings of 4 1/2 stars for parents and 5 stars for kids under 12. Regular moviegoers didn’t have the patience for that. . Benjamin Renner and Guylo Homsy made an animated film about ducks with 3 1/2 stars and 51%. The film is expected to earn over $10 million this weekend, but as we all know, don’t underestimate family animated films this time of year because they can make a lot of money. Many wonder if we should give this film a chance in comparison Wish: Hello, migration was much cheaper than $72 million before production costs Wish175 million dollars.

The R-rated romantic comedy “Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell” from Columbia Pictures Everyone but you done $1.2 million at 2,723 locations from Thursday at 2:00 p.m. The film is expected to earn between $7 million and $10 million in four days. Last night’s previews are slightly higher than those of George Clooney and Julia Roberts’ romantic comedy. entrance ticket to paradise, which brought in $1.1 million, ahead of Friday’s $6.4 million and a $16.1 million opening. The critics are not so far apart ticket which they achieved at 57% and Everyone but you 48% stick out tongue. Hopefully future moviegoers aren’t reading reviews or listening to their friends, because on Thursday, audiences gave the Will Gluck-directed film 4 stars and a 57% recommendation. As expected, 68% were female, but women over 25, who made up 29% of ticket buyers, were 92% enthusiastic about the film.

Now A24s The Iron Claw placed in 2,100 movie theaters $670,000 of previews that began at 4 p.m. This film is expected to perform in high single figures during the four-day festival season. PostTrak audiences rated the Zac Efron-Jeremy Allen White wrestling drama 4 1/2 stars and recommended it with a 76% rating. Boys over 25 were the biggest attraction yesterday with 44%, women over 25 and men under 25 at 22% each. However, boys under 25 gave the film directed and written by Sean Durkin the highest marks: no less than 97%.

Elsewhere yesterday among the regular films, after Wonka there was Lionsgate The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Serpents he saw A $944,000 fifth Thursday (-8% vs. Wednesday) in 3,291 theaters, a fifth weekend with $9.9 million and $149.3 million running total.

GKIDS Studio Ghibli The boy and the heron saw a second Thursday of $896,000 (-16%), second week of $9.4 million in 2,325 cinemas and in total $27.4 million.

Yash Raj Films’ Dunk Expected to open yesterday $871,000 in 686 places. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the film follows four friends and their search for foreign shores, chronicling their difficult but life-changing journey.

Tohos Godzilla minus one booked in 2,622 cinemas, expected on the third Thursday of the year $741,000 (-13%) in the fifth and third week $8.2 million and running total of $37.6 million.