JamesG
12-26-2023, 02:54 AM
New Movies Open on Christmas as Aquaman Sequel Tops Holiday Weekend Box Office
December 25, 2023
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom led a crowd of new releases at the box office on the weekend before Christmas Monday.
The DC and Warner Bros. superhero sequel starring Jason Momoa earned an estimated $28.1 million in its first three days of release in 3,706 locations in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. By Monday it is projected to have around $40 million in domestic ticket sales.
Warner Bros. also has the No. 2 movie of the weekend with Wonka
In its second weekend, Wonka earned an estimated $17.7 million over the weekend and $26.1 million including Monday, bringing its total domestic earnings to $83.6 million.
Third place went to Illumination and Universal's Migration, a PG-rated animated adventure about a family of mallards traveling south.
It earned an estimated $12.3 million from 3,761 locations in North America through Sunday, which will likely increase to $17.1 million by the end of Monday. Its global total through Sunday is sitting at an estimated $34.3 million, and it could soar with kids out of school.
In fifth place was the Telugu-language action film Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire, which made $5.5 million from only 802 theaters.
The top 10 included another Indian film, the Hindi-language Dunki, and two Japanese films, Godzilla Minus One and The Boy and the Heron.
A24's The Iron Claw, about the tragedy-stricken Von Erich wrestling family, opened on 2,774 screens riding a wave of good reviews praising Zac Efron's lead performance.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christmas-movies-aquaman-lost-kingdom-box-office/
December 22-24, 2023: Weekend Studio Estimates
1. December 22-24, 2023 $27,700,000
2. Wonka $18,050,000 / $75,552,717
3. Migration $12,480,000
4. Anyone But You $6,020,000
5. Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire $5,481,000
6. The Iron Claw $4,864,295
7. The Boy and the Heron $3,154,405 / $30,581,661
8. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes $3,045,000 / $149,218,590
9. Godzilla Minus One $2,650,000 / $40,267,817
10. Poor Things $2,094,000 / $5,034,219
December 25, 2023
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom led a crowd of new releases at the box office on the weekend before Christmas Monday.
The DC and Warner Bros. superhero sequel starring Jason Momoa earned an estimated $28.1 million in its first three days of release in 3,706 locations in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. By Monday it is projected to have around $40 million in domestic ticket sales.
Warner Bros. also has the No. 2 movie of the weekend with Wonka
In its second weekend, Wonka earned an estimated $17.7 million over the weekend and $26.1 million including Monday, bringing its total domestic earnings to $83.6 million.
Third place went to Illumination and Universal's Migration, a PG-rated animated adventure about a family of mallards traveling south.
It earned an estimated $12.3 million from 3,761 locations in North America through Sunday, which will likely increase to $17.1 million by the end of Monday. Its global total through Sunday is sitting at an estimated $34.3 million, and it could soar with kids out of school.
In fifth place was the Telugu-language action film Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire, which made $5.5 million from only 802 theaters.
The top 10 included another Indian film, the Hindi-language Dunki, and two Japanese films, Godzilla Minus One and The Boy and the Heron.
A24's The Iron Claw, about the tragedy-stricken Von Erich wrestling family, opened on 2,774 screens riding a wave of good reviews praising Zac Efron's lead performance.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christmas-movies-aquaman-lost-kingdom-box-office/
December 22-24, 2023: Weekend Studio Estimates
1. December 22-24, 2023 $27,700,000
2. Wonka $18,050,000 / $75,552,717
3. Migration $12,480,000
4. Anyone But You $6,020,000
5. Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire $5,481,000
6. The Iron Claw $4,864,295
7. The Boy and the Heron $3,154,405 / $30,581,661
8. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes $3,045,000 / $149,218,590
9. Godzilla Minus One $2,650,000 / $40,267,817
10. Poor Things $2,094,000 / $5,034,219