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Wonka delivers the sweets with a weekend box office win

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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.

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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.

The Boy and the Heron wins the weekend box office while Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé falls hard

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The latest Hayao Miyazaki film The Boy and the Heron was a winner taking the weekend box office with $10.4 million domestically. Its domestic total after the first week is $12.8 million. Internationally, the film has grossed $84.2 million for a worldwide total of a little over $97 million. It knocked out Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé which dropped to sixth place after losing 77.1% from its first week despite adding theaters. The concert film came and went quickly…

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes held steady in second place with an estimated $9.4 million to bring its domestic total to $135.7 million. The international total remained steady at $122.7 million for a worldwide total of $258.4 million.

Godzilla Minus One held steady in third place with $8.3 million to bring its domestic total to $25.3 million. Internationally, the film grossed about $3.5 million over the week to bring that total to $26.6 million for a worldwide total of a little under $52 million.

Trolls Band Together remained in fourth place with $6.2 million to bring its domestic total to $83.1 million. Over the week, the film grossed $4.9 million internationally to bring that gross to $90.7 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $173.8 million.

Wish rounded out the top five and added $5.3 million to its domestic total to bring that to $49.4 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $16.5 million over the week to bring it to $56.1 million. Worldwide, the movie has earned $105.5 million.

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The Marvels continues to slide. Coming in twelfth, the film added an estimated $1.3 million to its domestic total to bring that to $82.9 million. Things are going a bit better internationally where the film added $150,000 over the week to bring it to $116.5 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed a little over $199.4 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 59 films earning $71,131,971 from 41,237 theaters. That’s a dip from the previous weekend’s $97,199,355 from 38,462 theaters and 51 films. The average earning was $1,724.96 which is about a third less than the previous weekend’s $2,527.15.

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’s songs knocks off Songbirds & Snakes to take the weekend box office

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Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé was the top film at the weekend box office debuting with $21 million domestically. While a decent opening, it’s far short of Taylor Swift’s $92.8 million for her Eras Tour film debut. While many probably saw gold in that stat, Beyonce’s more down to earth debut may prevent a rush of the genre. Internationally, Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé has grossed $6.4 million for a worldwide debut of $27.4 million.

In second place was The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes which grossed an estimated $14.5 million to bring its domestic total to $121.2 million. Internationally, the film has grossed a similar number $122.7 million for a worldwide total of $243.9 million.

In third place, Godzilla Minus One debuted with an estimated $11 million. Internationally, the film has grossed $23.1 million for a worldwide debut of $34.2 million.

Trolls Band Together held on to fourth place with an estimated $7.6 million to bring its domestic total to $74.8 million. Over the week, it grossed $4.4 million internationally to bring that total to $85.8 million for a worldwide total of $160.6 million.

Rounding out the top five was Wish, which Disney might have wished went straight to streaming. The film dropped 62.4% from its debut to gross just $7.4 million. The film has managed just under $42 million in two weeks. International totals aren’t much better with $22.3 million grossed over the week to bring that to $39.6 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed just $81.6 million.

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The Marvels continues to stumble being knocked out of the top ten after just four weeks. Coming in eleventh, the film added an estimated $2.5 million to its domestic total to bring that to $80.7 million. Things are going a bit better internationally where the film added $4.3 million over the week to bring it to $116.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed a little over $197 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 51 films earning $97,199,355 from 38,462 theaters. That’s a dip from the previous weekend’s $116,002,064 from 33,729 theaters and 53 films. The average earning was $2,527.15 which is about a third less than the previous weekend’s $3,439.24.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes repeats in first as Napoleon and Wish stumble

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes held the top spot at the weekend box office. The film grossed $28.2 million to bring its domestic total to $98.4 million. Internationally, the film has grossed $56.2 million for a worldwide total to $154.6 million after two weeks.

With a reported budget of $200 million, it’s hard to not see the $20.4 million domestic opening weekend for Napoleon as anything but a rout. Since its opening the film has grossed $32.5 million domestically, it opened on Wednesday, and $46.3 million internationally. That’s a worldwide total of $78.8 million. It continues an uneven record and result for Ridley Scott and with middling reviews, it’ll be interesting to see what maneuvers this film has to improve its gross.

Walt Disney’s Wish was another bump in the road for the once dominant house of mouse with a weekend total of just $19.5 million. Domestically, the film has grossed $31.7 million since its Wednesday debut with another $17.3 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $49 million. It continues a rough year for Disney which has seen a string of films vastly underperforming. Are people waiting to watch these films on Disney+? Only Disney knows the answer.

Trolls Band Together slipped from second to fourth with $17.5 million over the weekend. The film has grossed $64.5 million domestically and over the week added $5.1 million internationally over the week to bring its total to $81.4 million there. Worldwide, the film has grossed $145.8 million.

Thanksgiving rounded out the top five with $7.3 million to bring its domestic total to $24.2 million. Over the week, the film over doubled its international gross adding $2.5 million to bring that to $4.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed just under $29.1 million.

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The Marvels continues to stumble being knocked out of the top five after just three weeks. Coming in sixth, the film added an estimated $6.4 million to its domestic total to bring that to $76.9 million. Things are going a bit better internationally where the film added $15.7 million over the week to bring it to $112 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $188.9 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 53 films earning $116,002,064 from 33,729 theaters. That’s about the same as last weekend’s $115,477,664 from 31,770 theaters and 51 films. The average earning $3,439.24 is similar to the previous weekend’s $3,634.80.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes battles into first at the weekend box office

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It was a weekend full of new releases in the top five at the box office. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes took the weekend box office with an estimated $44 million. No international grosses have been reported so far.

That amount is far below previous releases in the film series. The Hunger Games in 2012 debuted domestically with $152.5 million, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opened in 2013 with $158.1 million, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 opened in 2014 with $121.9 million in 2014, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 opened in 2015 with $102.7 million.

Trolls Band Together was another new release debuting in second place. It grossed $30.6 million over the weekend to have a domestic total of $31.8 million, Internationally, the film has grossed $76.3 million for a worldwide total of $108.1 million.

Thanksgiving is the third new release in the top five. It grossed a reported $10.3 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $2.4 million for a worldwide debut of $12.6 million.

The Marvels took a tumble to fourth place after debuting in first last week. It grossed an estimated $10.1 million, a 78.1% drop, a massive amount even with blockbusters. Domestically, the film has grossed a little over $65 million after two weeks. Over the week, it grossed $54.8 million internationally to bring that total to $96.3 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $161.3 million.

Rounding out the top five was Five Nights at Freddy’s which was in second the previous week. Its estimated gross was $3.5 million to bring its domestic gross to $132,611,720. Over the week, it grossed $14.5 million internationally to bring that to $139.2 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $271.8 million.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem held steady domestically at $118.6 million. Internationally, the movie remained at $61.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has brought in $180.5 million.

Blue Beetle domestically remained at $72.5 million. Internationally it remained steady at $56.8 million. The movie has grossed $129.3 million worldwide.

Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine remained steady domestically at $675,257 and internationally it remained at at $10,769. Worldwide, the film has grossed $686,026.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse remained steady domestically at $381.3 million. Internationally remained at $309.2 million. Worldwide, the move has grossed $690.5 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 51 films earning $115,477,664 from 31,770 theaters. That’s a nice increase from last weekend’s $87,483,659 from 32,496 theaters and 63 films. The average earning was $3,634.80 this past weekend, about $1,000 better from the previous weekend’s $2,692.14.