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‘The Golden Ticket’: Netflix Announces New Willy Wonka Competition Series!!

This week, Netflix announced a reality competition series that is beyond imagination. The Golden Ticket is inspired by the world of Wonka, and the show will make contestants compete for a chance to enter Wonka’s Cholate Factory. The casting stage is still happening, so the streamer is yet to announce a filming location and a release window for the upcoming show. According to Netflix the … Continue reading ‘The Golden Ticket’: Netflix Announces New Willy Wonka Competition Series!!

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‘Wonka 2’: Director Paul King Confirms Story Is Set for Sequel!!

The fantastical world of pure imagination originating from Roald Dahl‘s book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory saw a new side with last year’s Wonka. Written and directed by Paul King, the movie was a prequel that told the origin story of the eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka. As an original story, never told in any of the books, audiences were understandably apprehensive about how King’s iteration … Continue reading ‘Wonka 2’: Director Paul King Confirms Story Is Set for Sequel!!

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Timothée Chalamet Signs First-Look Deal with WB!!

The success of Wonka and Dune: Part Two will only lead Timothée Chalamet to the next stage of his career after both movies turned out to be box office hits for the studio behind them. Variety reports that the actor has signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros., where he’s set to star in and serve as a producer in upcoming projects. Specific titles involving … Continue reading Timothée Chalamet Signs First-Look Deal with WB!!

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‘Dune: Part Two’ Marks Blockbuster Debut with $178.5M Global Opening the BO!!

It pays to wait. With a near 600M social media draw boosted by Zendaya, Dave Bautista, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, and Austin Butler, the move for Legendary/Warner Bros‘ Dune: Part Two from the strike-stricken desert of the first weekend of November to early March has yielded an $81.5M domestic (as we first told you last night, it hit $80M) and $178.5M global opening. EntTelligence says … Continue reading ‘Dune: Part Two’ Marks Blockbuster Debut with $178.5M Global Opening the BO!!

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‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Stays on Top as ‘Ordinary Angels’ and ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Underwhelm at the BO!!

Grosses haven’t changed seismically from yesterday in what is hopefully the last less-than-$70M weekend for a while. Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love is coming in at $13.5M, -53%, for a $71.1M total by EOD. But here’s the short and sweet takeaway from today: Exhibition (and studios) scream that they need product coming out of Covid, and even more so after the strikes turned the first … Continue reading ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Stays on Top as ‘Ordinary Angels’ and ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Underwhelm at the BO!!

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‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Stomps ‘Madame Web’ with $51M Opening at the BO!!

Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love is going to be so high this weekend with a $51M 6-day that the Reinaldo Marcus Green-directed movie is going to post a 3-day of $27.7M. That’s higher than Paramount’s own Rocketman ($25.7M), which happened during the pre-pandemic summer days of May-June 2019. Bob Marley isn’t that far from the $31.2M opening of Warner Bros.’ 2022 Elvis. Essentially, Bob Marley: … Continue reading ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Stomps ‘Madame Web’ with $51M Opening at the BO!!

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‘Argylle’ Suffers Huge Drop as ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ Opens Decently at the BO!!

How bad was this year’s Super Bowl weekend? Realize that Kenneth Branagh’s romance mystery misfire, Death on the Nile, opened to more over the Big Game weekend ($12.8M) two years ago, and that’s when female moviegoers were scared of Omicron! Super Bowl weekend, despite its damper on Sunday business, used to be a box office frame that could still yield results, even for films aimed … Continue reading ‘Argylle’ Suffers Huge Drop as ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ Opens Decently at the BO!!

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‘Argylle’ Bombs with $18M Opening at the BO!!

While the theatrical marketplace is starving for big movies post-strike, Apple Original Films‘ $200M pick-up of Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle isn’t cutting it with a $18M domestic/$35M global start, C+ CinemaScore, and 3 stars on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak. At the end of the day, this multi-supporting actor and actress ensemble isn’t provoking people to drive in their cars to cinemas. Yeah, yeah, that’s about where tracking … Continue reading ‘Argylle’ Bombs with $18M Opening at the BO!!

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‘The Beekeeper’ Steals Top Spot from ‘Mean Girls’ at the BO!!

Boring weekends always make for intense times at the box office, and this morning, Amazon MGM’s The Beekeeper is looking to steal Paramount’s Mean Girls‘ honey in a third weekend call of $7.4M to $7.3M between the two films. Even if one does the math on both films, Beekeeper has a shot to squeeze ahead by literally a matter of cents. However, all of this … Continue reading ‘The Beekeeper’ Steals Top Spot from ‘Mean Girls’ at the BO!!

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Slow Weekend Sees ‘Mean Girls’ Retain Top Spot at the BO!!

There’s not much going on at the weekend box office. Yes, point fingers at the dual strikes’ impact on the theatrical schedule. But it’s also January, which typically counts a couple of the year’s lowest-grossing weekends. The 3-day for all titles is looking at $68M, which is not only the first weak weekend of the New Year, but -8% off the same frame a year … Continue reading Slow Weekend Sees ‘Mean Girls’ Retain Top Spot at the BO!!

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‘Mean Girls’ and ‘The Beekeeper’ Deliver Strong Debuts at the BO!!

There were still some theater closures in the Midwest into Saturday from Winter Storm Gerri. But Mean Girls kept on track in the region, the 4-day for the Angourie Rice-Reneé Rapp ensemble still at $32M after a $9.6M Saturday, -17% against Friday, which included previews. Still, without the storm, the notion is that there would be more bucks. But a confidence exudes that business will … Continue reading ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘The Beekeeper’ Deliver Strong Debuts at the BO!!

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‘Wonka’ Drowns ‘Night Swim’ for Top Spot at the BO!!

While the supply of movies was able to keep the two-week holiday box office up over 2022’s by 13%, the lack of a mega tentpole carrying over into the New Year — ala Avatar: The Way of Water — is being felt. The first weekend’s box office of 2024 looks to be down -18% from the same period in 2023, with an estimated $87M. If … Continue reading ‘Wonka’ Drowns ‘Night Swim’ for Top Spot at the BO!!

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‘Wonka’ Tops New Year Weekend With $31M+ at the BO!!

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he’s delivering the motion picture industry a $9 billion-plus year at the domestic box office, a feat many thought was unimaginable with the lack of a mega-tentpole over the holiday, coupled by a Q4 impacted by the double strikes. These numbers were compiled from Comscore data and Deadline calculations. It was a diversified crop of family and … Continue reading ‘Wonka’ Tops New Year Weekend With $31M+ at the BO!!

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‘The Color Purple’ Marks Record-Breaking Debut at the BO!!

Warner Bros –as mostly expected– wound up owning Christmas with its trifecta of Aquaman 2, Wonka and The Color Purple respectively in the top three spots. Speaking of The Color Purple, it came up big — much bigger than expected on its first day with an estimated $18.15M, A CinemaScore, 5 stars and 92% positive. Not only was that haul enough for Color Purple to … Continue reading ‘The Color Purple’ Marks Record-Breaking Debut at the BO!!

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‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Tops with Underwhelming Opening at the Christmas BO!!

We told you it was going to be slow Sunday, and indeed it was with Warner Bros’ Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and Wonka being the two highest-grossing movies of the day with $5M and $4.55M, respectively. Warners believes it can still get the James Wan-directed DC movie to $40M in 4-days after a projected $12.3M today, +146% from Christmas Eve. 3-day came in at … Continue reading ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Tops with Underwhelming Opening at the Christmas BO!!

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‘Wonka’ Debuts with Sweet $39M at the BO!!

Wonka had a very strong hold on Saturday with $14M, just -3% off from Friday/Thursday previews’ $14.4M resulting in an estimated $39M opening, which is slightly north of the $35.3M start that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse did back in the same mid-December slot in 2018. For family movies opening at this point in time, it’s a marathon, not a sprint, and there’s a lot of … Continue reading ‘Wonka’ Debuts with Sweet $39M at the BO!!

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Wonka (2023) Review!!

Synopsis – The story will focus specifically on a young Willy Wonka and how he met the Oompa-Loompas on one of his earliest adventures. My Take – Few characters of literature have continued to fascinate and intrigue us as much as beloved author Roald Dahl’s creation Willy Wonka, a character from his popular novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964), though it have been 58 years. … Continue reading Wonka (2023) Review!!

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‘Wonka’: New Clip Sees the Infamous Chocolatier Meeting Oompa Loompa!! Check It Out!!

Timothee Chalamet’s stint as infamous chocolatier Wonka is to begin soon. Director Paul King’s holiday feature is set to bring magic, music and mayhem to audiences worldwide. The movie presents a refreshing take on the character serving as a prequel to the story we all know and love. Wonka sees the rise and transformation of Willy, an inventive young spirit turning into the notorious Wonka … Continue reading ‘Wonka’: New Clip Sees the Infamous Chocolatier Meeting Oompa Loompa!! Check It Out!!

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‘Wonka’: Timothée Chalamet led Prequel Movie Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!

While we missed out on the ship to Arrakis this year, Timothée Chalamet will close out this year with Paul King’s Wonka. The feature reimagining the world-famous chocolatier will see the Dune actor stepping into the shoes of Roald Dahl’s iconic character and making it his own. The fans can’t wait to see the tricks King and Chalamet pull out of their hats to give … Continue reading ‘Wonka’: Timothée Chalamet led Prequel Movie Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!

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‘Wonka’: New Trailer Sees Timothée Chalamet Transforms Himself!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – The story will focus specifically on a young Willy Wonka and how he met the Oompa-Loompas on one of his earliest adventures. Directed – Paul King Starring – Timothée Chalamet, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Wonka’: New Trailer Sees Timothée Chalamet Transforms Himself!! Check It Out!!

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‘Wonka’ Gets New Character Posters!! Check It Out!!

The countdown to Timothée Chalamet’s outing as Wonka has begun, and the reboot has all eyes on it as Paul King brings us a fresh, fun, musical iteration of the iconic character. The makers of the feature are enticing the audience with new looks at the movie, and after releasing a fun trailer that showcases Willy’s transformation into Wonka, a slew of new character posters … Continue reading ‘Wonka’ Gets New Character Posters!! Check It Out!!

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‘Wonka’: New Images See Timothée Chalamet Playing the Eccentric Chocolate Maker!! Check It Out!!

Wonka is an upcoming adaptation set to explore the origin story of the popular chocolate maker from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The photos, shared by Total Film Magazine, show Timothée Chalamet as the iconic character, who will be portrayed as a young man who plans to change the world with his talent for finding just the right amount of candy his customers need. As … Continue reading ‘Wonka’: New Images See Timothée Chalamet Playing the Eccentric Chocolate Maker!! Check It Out!!

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‘Wonka’ Trailer Reveals Timothée Chalamet as the Young Chocolatier!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – The story will focus specifically on a young Willy Wonka and how he met the Oompa-Loompas on one of his earliest adventures. Directed – Paul King Starring – Timothée Chalamet, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Wonka’ Trailer Reveals Timothée Chalamet as the Young Chocolatier!! Check It Out!!

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‘Wonka’: Hugh Grant to Play Oompa Loompa in the Timothée Chalamet led Prequel Movie!!

CinemaCon 2023 is underway with a slate of presentations from major studios. Warner Bros. Pictures got in on the action by releasing a convention-exclusive trailer for their upcoming musical adaptation Wonka, which revealed that British icon Hugh Grant had joined the cast as an Oompa-Loompa. The footage, which gave more of an insight into the fantastical world of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, showed Grant as … Continue reading ‘Wonka’: Hugh Grant to Play Oompa Loompa in the Timothée Chalamet led Prequel Movie!!

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‘Wonka’: Timothée Chalamet Has Seven Musical Numbers in the Prequel Movie!!

With titles like Denis Villeneuve’s fantasy epic Dune and Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal coming-of-age story Bones and All, Timothee Chalamet has diverse characters under his belt. The most exciting among them is Paddington director Paul King’s upcoming musical fantasy Wonka. In a new interview with British Vogue, the cover star reveals that he has done seven musical numbers that also provided him an “escape” from mundane … Continue reading ‘Wonka’: Timothée Chalamet Has Seven Musical Numbers in the Prequel Movie!!

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‘Wonka’: Timothée Chalamet led Prequel Movie Release Delayed to December 15, 2023!!

It looks like there’s been some release date shuffling at Warner Bros and the hotly anticipated Wonka is one of the cards in the deck, according to a report from Variety. The Timothée Chalamet-led Willy Wonka film has been moved from March 17, 2023 to December 15, 2023. Many of the delays and release date rearrangements are the result of COVID-related delays in production. This … Continue reading ‘Wonka’: Timothée Chalamet led Prequel Movie Release Delayed to December 15, 2023!!

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‘Wonka’: Hugh Grant Joins the Timothée Chalamet led Prequel Movie!!

According to One Take News, Golden Globe winner Hugh Grant has joined Timothée Chalamet in Warner Bros. Pictures’ forthcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel Wonka. Further details about his character are still being kept under wraps, but it seems like the British actor might have already started filming his scenes as he was recently spotted on the U.K. set of the musical fantasy film.  another video of … Continue reading ‘Wonka’: Hugh Grant Joins the Timothée Chalamet led Prequel Movie!!

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‘Wonka’: First Look Reveals Timothée Chalamet in Prequel Movie!! Check It Out!!

A number of actors have stepped into the role of Willy Wonka over the years, playing the role of Roald Dahl’s eccentric candymaker on both stage and screen. If you’re of a certain generation, perhaps you associate Gene Wilder most strongly with the chocolatier — or if you’re younger, maybe Johnny Depp. But now, a new actor has stepped into the role, and audiences finally … Continue reading ‘Wonka’: First Look Reveals Timothée Chalamet in Prequel Movie!! Check It Out!!

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‘Wonka’: Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, and Olivia Colman Join the Prequel Movie!!

Following the start of production on Wonka, prequel film and reboot to the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory franchise, three new major cast members were announced to integrate the team. Academy Award Winner Olivia Colman, two-time Academy Award nominee Sally Hawkins, and the eternal Mr. Bean, Rowan Atkinson, are now official members of the adventure’s cast. Wonka will explore the life of the world-famous chocolatier, … Continue reading ‘Wonka’: Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, and Olivia Colman Join the Prequel Movie!!

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‘Wonka’: Keegan-Michael Key Joins the Prequel Movie!!

Wonka, the Warner Bros. prequel to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory starring Timothee Chalamet as the titular character, has just gained a new addition to the cast in funnyman Keegan-Michael Key. The character Key will be playing is currently unknown. Wonka is said to focus on the beloved character in his early years when he first meets his trusty companions, the Oompa Loompas. No … Continue reading ‘Wonka’: Keegan-Michael Key Joins the Prequel Movie!!

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‘Wonka’: Timothée Chalamet Cast as Willy Wonka in Prequel!!

Timothée Chalamet is set to star as Willy Wonka in a new Warner Bros. movie that will explore the character’s earlier days, before he became the King of Candy. Deadline broke the exciting casting news, reporting that Wonka will feature several musical numbers requiring Chalamet to sing and dance onscreen following several months of prep. Collider exclusively reported in January that Warner Bros. was deciding … Continue reading ‘Wonka’: Timothée Chalamet Cast as Willy Wonka in Prequel!!

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‘Wonka’: New Movie Eyes Tom Holland, Timothée Chalamet; Set for March 2023 Release!!

For nearly five years, Warner Bros. has been developing a new Willy Wonka movie that will explore the character’s earlier days, before he became the King of Candy, and today, the studio announced it will release Wonka on March 17, 2023. Back in 2018, Collider reported that Ryan Gosling, Donald Glover and Ezra Miller were being eyed to star, but those names have all fallen by … Continue reading ‘Wonka’: New Movie Eyes Tom Holland, Timothée Chalamet; Set for March 2023 Release!!

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