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After strong holiday, 'Wonka' again rules N.America box office

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Timothee Chalamet and Hugh Grant star in " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/overseas/01/08/wonka.jpg"/><figcaption>Timothee Chalamet and Hugh Grant star in &quot;Wonka&quot;.<em> Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>LOS ANGELES, United States - Musical fantasy &quot;Wonka&quot; hung on atop the North American box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $14.4 million as Hollywood hoped for a boost from the annual Golden Globe awards, industry analysts said Sunday.</p><p>The Warner Bros. film, the top performer of the Christmas season, reached the $165 million mark domestically and passed $300 million internationally in its fourth weekend out, which Variety called &quot;a triumphant result for the Timothee Chalamet vehicle.&quot;</p><p>Hugh Grant, as a curmudgeonly Oompa Loompa, Keegan-Michael Key as a police chief with an exaggerated sweet tooth, and Olivia Colman as the cartoonishly evil Mrs. Scrubitt also star.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/10/23/movie-review-chalamet-surprises-in-wonka-musical">Movie review: Timothee Chalamet surprises in &#x27;Wonka&#x27; musical</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7HR7iej3GgI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Universal and Blumhouse&#x27;s new horror film &quot;Night Swim&quot; took in $12 million for second place in the Friday-through-Sunday period, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.</p><p>Analyst David A. Gross called that &quot;a fair opening&quot; for a new horror series; while reviews and audience scores are &quot;weak,&quot; the modest production budget of $15 million appears to be paying off.</p><p>The thriller is the first from horror masters Jason Blum and James Wan since they recently teamed up. Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon star as a couple whose backyard swimming pool turns out to have a disturbing history and creepy powers.</p><p>Horror movies had a good year overall in 2023, Gross said, generating $2 billion in worldwide box office and showing &quot;little sign of a pandemic hangover.&quot;</p><p>Third place for the weekend went to Warner Bros.&#x27; &quot;Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,&quot; at $10.6 million, pushing it just past $100 million in the US and Canada. Jason Momoa again plays the superhero as he battles turmoil and climate change.</p><p>Family-friendly animation &quot;Migration&quot; from Universal and Illumination took in $10.3 million for fourth place. It chronicles the adventures of a family of mallard ducks as they fly from New England to Jamaica; voice actors include Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Danny DeVito and Awkwafina.</p><p>Sony rom-com &quot;Anyone But You&quot; held steady in fifth spot, earning $9.5 million, up slightly from last weekend&#x27;s $8.8 million. Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell star as two people who meet, form an instant connection, but then spend the rest of the film sorting out crossed signals and misunderstandings.</p><div><strong>Rounding out the top 10 were:</strong></div><p>&quot;The Boys in the Boat&quot; ($6 million)</p><p>&quot;The Color Purple&quot; ($4.8 million)</p><p>&quot;The Iron Claw&quot; ($4.5 million)</p><p>&quot;Ferrari&quot; ($2.5 million)</p><p>&quot;Poor Things&quot; ($2 million)</p><div><strong>bbk/caw</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

Musical fantasy 'Wonka' hung on atop the North American box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $14.4 million as Hollywood hoped for a boost from the annual Golden Globe awards, industry analysts said Sunday.