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Posted in: Box Office, Movies | Tagged: aquaman and the lost kingdom, the color purple, Weekend Box Office, Wonka
Aquaman, Wonka, The Color Purple Give WB Huge Holiday Box Office Win
The holiday Weekend Box Office was won by Warner Bros, as their three-headed monster of Wonka, Aquaman and The Color Purple ruled theaters.
Article Summary
- Warner Bros hits holiday jackpot with 'Aquaman', 'Wonka', and 'The Color Purple'.
- 'Aquaman' leads with $38M, while 'The Color Purple' musical surprises with $18M.
- 'Wonka' sweetens up the box office, contributing $28M to WB's festive triumph.
- Overall Christmas Day box office sees a 7% increase from the previous year.
Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, Wonka, and The Color Purple propelled the holiday weekend box office, as WB takes a victory lap this morning. Their triple release paid off, as the three releases combined to make $104 million over the four-day weekend. Aquaman won the three-day weekend with $28 million, under projections. It added another $10.6 million on Christmas Day, which was won by The Color Purple. The musical shocked most by scoring $18 million, setting it up for a possible long run in theaters. Wonka added $28 million over the four days. Christmas Day was up 7% from last year overall. WB marketing these three movies as a holiday event these previous couple of weeks was a genius move, and it seems to have paid off.
Aquaman Propels WB To The Top
In fourth place over the four-day weekend was Illumination's new film Migration, which was off to an okay start with $17 million. That one has to have legs to be considered a success, and many in Hollywood are ready to pounce if it isn't. Rounding out the top five was the romantic comedy Anyone But You with $8 million. Why Sony released a raunchy romantic comedy at a crowded Christmas box office and not earlier in the fall or in January with less competition will have people scratching their heads for a while. Other notables: A24's wrestling drama The Iron Claw made a solid $6.5 million, drama The Boys In The Boat made $5.3 million opening on Christmas Day, and bio-pic Ferrari made $2.8 million opening on the holiday.
The Christmas Weekend Box Office top five:
- Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom- $38 million
- Wonka- $28 million
- The Color Purple- $18 million
- Migration- $17 million
- Anyone But You- $8 million
Next week, nothing opens wide, as we have enough movies in theaters to hold us over until the calendar turns to 2024. After a huge holiday bow, I bet The Color Purple and Wonka will take spots one and two next week, and Aquaman swims down to third as the DCEU goes out with a whimper.
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