Wonka closes the year at the top of the North American box office

(Los Angeles) The fantasy film Wonkaabout the famous chocolatier of the same name, returned to the top spot at the North American box office for its third weekend in theaters, according to estimates published Sunday by the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.

Led by star actor Timothée Chalamet, the film, which also got off to a strong start abroad, collected nearly $24 million in revenue in the United States and Canada between Friday and Sunday, and should accumulate 31 .8 million in revenue with the public holiday on Monday according to projections.

In this feature film from Warner Bros. Studios, Timothée Chalamet plays the exuberant character Willy Wonka from the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, in his early days as a chocolatier.

Surrounded in particular by Hugh Grant, surprising as Oompa Loompa, and Rowan Atkinson, he brilliantly succeeds the interpretations of Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp.

The film has already grossed more than $142 million since its release in the United States and Canada, and $244 million worldwide.

In second position on the weekend’s podium, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomanother feature film from Warner Bros., with $19.5 million.

It is followed by the animated film Migrationa comic epic about a family of ducks, the Mallards, who set off for Jamaica, and which collected $17.2 million in revenue over three days.

The feature film The Color Purplewhich recounts in music the story of three black women in post-slavery America, came in fourth place for its first weekend.

The Warner Bros. film Still, worn by the three actresses Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks and adapted from the novel of the same name by Alice Walker, brought in $13 million.

In fifth position, the romantic comedy Anyone But You accumulates 9 million dollars.