Weekend box office report: 29-31 December 2023

1. Wonka

With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Director(s): Paul King
Writer(s): Roald Dahl, Paul King, Simon Farnaby
Actors(s): Timothée Chalamet, Gustave Die, Murray McArthur
Runtime: 116 min
Total gross to date: $43,822,435.00
Weekend gross: $6,672,464.00
Number of cinemas: 779
Site average: $8,565.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -8
Weeks on release: 4

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.0/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 82%

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2. Ferrari

Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.

Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Director(s): Michael Mann
Writer(s): Troy Kennedy Martin, Brock Yates
Actors(s): Adam Driver, Shailene Woodley, Giuseppe Festinese
Runtime: 130 min
Total gross to date: $1,981,677.00
Weekend gross: $1,981,677.00
Number of cinemas: 621
Site average: $3,191.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Black Bear
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 72%

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3. Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom

Plot unknown. Sequel to the 2018 film 'Aquaman.'

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director(s): James Wan
Writer(s): David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, James Wan, Jason Momoa
Actors(s): Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Runtime: 124 min
Total gross to date: $5,983,518.00
Weekend gross: $1,732,614.00
Number of cinemas: 624
Site average: $2,777.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Warner Bros
Change from last week: -30
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 5.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 34%

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4. The Boy And The Heron

In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama
Director(s): Hayao Miyazaki
Writer(s): Hayao Miyazaki
Actors(s): Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki
Runtime: 124 min
Total gross to date: $1,640,667.00
Weekend gross: $1,640,667.00
Number of cinemas: 159
Site average: $10,319.00
Country of origin: Jpn
Distributor: Elysian Film Group Distribution
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 7.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 97%

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5. Anyone But You

After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben's fiery attraction turns ice-cold--until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Will Gluck
Writer(s): Ilana Wolpert, Will Gluck
Actors(s): Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp
Runtime: 103 min
Total gross to date: $1,253,694.00
Weekend gross: $1,253,694.00
Number of cinemas: 459
Site average: $2,731.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 56%

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6. Wish

A young girl named Asha wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn
Writer(s): Jennifer Lee, Allison Moore, Chris Buck
Actors(s): Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk
Runtime: 95 min
Total gross to date: $9,687,257.00
Weekend gross: $1,019,728.00
Number of cinemas: 659
Site average: $1,547.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: 55
Weeks on release: 6

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 5.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 48%

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7. Next Goal Wins

Story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck, maverick coach (Fassbender) to help turn their fate around.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Director(s): Taika Waititi
Writer(s): Taika Waititi, Iain Morris
Actors(s): Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana
Runtime: 104 min
Total gross to date: $844,604.00
Weekend gross: $844,604.00
Number of cinemas: 583
Site average: $1,449.00
Country of origin: USA/UK
Distributor: Disney
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 45%

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8. The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes

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Runtime:
Total gross to date: $17,477,797.00
Weekend gross: $408,649.00
Number of cinemas: 352
Site average: $1,161.00
Country of origin: USA
Distributor: Lionsgate
Change from last week: 32
Weeks on release: 7

Ratings:

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9. Napoleon

An epic that details the chequered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography
Director(s): Ridley Scott
Writer(s): David Scarpa
Actors(s): Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim
Runtime: 158 min
Total gross to date: $13,670,408.00
Weekend gross: $267,244.00
Number of cinemas: 299
Site average: $894.00
Country of origin: UK/USA
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Change from last week: 27
Weeks on release: 6

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 57%

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10. Godzilla Minus One

Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Director(s): Takashi Yamazaki
Writer(s): Ishirô Honda, Takeo Murata, Takashi Yamazaki
Actors(s): Minami Hamabe, Sakura Andô, Ryunosuke Kamiki
Runtime: 124 min
Total gross to date: $1,942,860.00
Weekend gross: $258,095.00
Number of cinemas: 332
Site average: $777.00
Country of origin: Jpn
Distributor: Anime Ltd
Change from last week: 22
Weeks on release: 3

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 8.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 98%

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11. Dunki

When his friends in Punjab struggle to clear the immigration process, an ex-soldier guides them on a risky journey to enter the UK without permission.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Rajkumar Hirani
Writer(s): Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Kanika Dhillon
Actors(s): Taapsee Pannu, Ryan Cretney, Priya Sindher
Runtime: 160 min
Total gross to date: $1,307,955.00
Weekend gross: $217,139.00
Number of cinemas: 178
Site average: $1,220.00
Country of origin: Ind/UK
Distributor: Yash Raj
Change from last week: -69
Weeks on release: 2

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 48%

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12. Cats In The Museum

The cat Vincent and mouse friend escape a flood in a harpsichord, arriving at the Hermitage. Elite guard cats protect the art from mice. When the Mona Lisa arrives, Vincent must stop it being stolen and win over Cleopatra cat.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director(s): Vasiliy Rovenskiy
Writer(s): Elvira Bushtets, Fyodor Derevyanskiy, Vasiliy Rovenskiy
Actors(s): Jordan Worsley, Stephen Peter Krisel, Maria Smakhtina
Runtime: 83 min
Total gross to date: $99,104.00
Weekend gross: $99,104.00
Number of cinemas: 160
Site average: $619.00
Country of origin: Rus
Distributor: Miracle/Dazzler
Change from last week: -
Weeks on release: 1

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database: 4.8/10

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13. Saltburn

A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.