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Warner Bros.’ Wonka won the final stanza at the nation’s box office, grossing $22.7m over the weekend and pulling in a projected $29.5m when New Year’s Day is added to the tally.

Globally, the film is hovering around $400m.

Warner Bros. also had the leader among Christmas Day releases as the musical version of The Color Purple brought in $11.7m. The Boys in the Boat ($8.4m) and Ferrari ($4.1m) were also released on Christmas Day.

According to ComScore, the 2023 domestic box office topped $9b, besting 2022’s $7.4b. Warner Bros.’ Barbie was the year’s top-grossing film globally and domestically, raking in $1.44b worldwide, with $636.2m of that total coming from the States and Canada.

1. Wonka (Warner Bros.): $22.7m total; 4,115 screens/$5,507 average per screen (Week 3)
2. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (Warner Bros.): $18.3m total; 3,787 screens/$4,824 average per screen (Week 2)
3. Migration (Universal): $17m total; 3,839 screens/$4,430 average per screen (Week 2)
4. The Color Purple (Warner Bros.): $11.7m total; 3,203 screens/$3,663 average per screen (Week 1)
5. Anyone But You (Columbia): $8.75m total; 3,055 screens/$2,864 average per screen (Week 2)