Wonka took the top spot at the weekend box office grossing an estimated $39 million. Internationally, the film blew up with $112.4 million delivering an opening weekend total of $151.4 million.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes held on to second place with an estimated $5.8 million to bring its domestic total to $145.2 million. Internationally, it grossed $21.7 million over the week to bring that to $144.4 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $289.7 million.

The Boy and the Heron slipped from first to third adding $5.2 million to its domestic total bringing that to $23.1 million. Internationally it added $2.5 million to bring that total to $86.8 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $109.9 million.

Godzilla Minus One slipped one spot to fourth with an estimated $4.9 million. The movie has grossed $34.3 million domestically. Internationally, it added $3.2 million to its total which is now $29.8 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $64.1 million.

Trolls Band Together rounded out the top five grossing an estimated even $4 million to bring its domestic total to $88.7 million. Over the week, it grossed $3.8 million internationally where it has now earned $94.5 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $183.1 million.

In comic film news…

The Marvels added an estimated $514,000 to its domestic total to bring that to a little over $84 million. Things are going a bit better internationally where the film added $2.8 million over the week to bring it to $119.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $203.3 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 56 films earning $75,975,634 from 35,513 theaters. That’s a slight improvement from the previous weekend’s $71,131,971 from 41,237 theaters and 59 films. The average earning was $2,139.38 which is about a third more than the previous weekend’s $1,724.96.