Timothée Chalamet is on his option to #1 at the field workplace this weekend along with his new “Wonka” film — and whereas the figures thus far are spectacular … Johnny Depp nonetheless reigns supreme.
The first-day numbers are in for Timmy’s newest flick, and like we stated … they’re fairly stable heading into the weekend and promise to see him and WB raking in someplace between $35-$40 million domestically by the point Sunday rolls round.
Between Thursday previews and Friday’s full day of showings, “Wonka” has earned about $14.4 million up to now — which, once more, places the family-friendly movie nicely forward of the competitors. Frankly, there is not a lot standing in its method — only a bunch of indie movies and leftovers from weeks prior … so Tim has a comparatively clear path to dominate ticket gross sales.
Of course, some wished to see how he’d fare in comparison with the previous ‘Wonka’ motion pictures — particularly, in opposition to JD’s model from again within the 2000s, the latest iteration.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, TC’s numbers (actual/projected) do not maintain a candle to Johnny and Tim Burton — ’05’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” made fairly a bit more cash at the time … each in its first official day in addition to what it earned in its opening weekend domestically.
First-day numbers for JD’s film had been about $20 mil at the time, and thru the weekend … about $56 mil. Through its total theatrical run, ‘CATCF’ hauled in additional than $206 mil.
In different phrases, Johnny’s Wonka remains to be king by way of chilly arduous money — and even critically … it held its personal within the critiques. Same goes for Timothee BTW … his newest “Wonka” flick has a good 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, much like JD’s 83% for his 2005 providing.
Now, there’s context for why Tim’s field workplace numbers may not be as sturdy in 2023 — truth is, folks simply aren’t going to the films the way in which they used to … so all issues thought-about, the “Wonka” haul is definitely fairly rattling good within the trendy period, particularly on this economic system.
Oh, and when you’re questioning the place the OG Gene Wilder suits into this complete field workplace juxtaposition — his 1971 model did not do all that nice at the field workplace at the time. It solely made about $4 million domestically by way of its complete run ($22 mil adjusted for inflation).
Of course, it is arguably probably the most beloved ‘Wonka’ there’s … though, Tim’s is likely to be 2nd.
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