Posted on Dec 26, 2023
‘The Color Purple’ rakes in $18M, the largest Christmas Day opening for a film since ’09
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It's the second-biggest Christmas Day opening of all time, too. "The Color Purple" collected more in a single day than recent stage-to-screen stories earned in their opening weekends.
“The Color Purple,” a vibrant adaptation of the book-turned-beloved-movie-turned-hit-Broadway-musical, dominated at the box office on Christmas Day.
The film has outperformed expectations with $18 million from 3,152 North American theaters. It’s the largest Christmas Day opening for a film since 2009, and the second-biggest Christmas Day opening of all time.
Those ticket sales were enough to lead the way on Monday ahead of two other newcomers, Neon’s racing drama “Ferrari” and director George Clooney’s inspirational sports story “The Boys in the Boat.” Warner Bros. impressively held the top three spots on domestic charts as “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” and “Wonka” swam to second and third place, respectively.
“The Color Purple,” a vibrant adaptation of the book-turned-beloved-movie-turned-hit-Broadway-musical, dominated at the box office on Christmas Day.
The film has outperformed expectations with $18 million from 3,152 North American theaters. It’s the largest Christmas Day opening for a film since 2009, and the second-biggest Christmas Day opening of all time.
Those ticket sales were enough to lead the way on Monday ahead of two other newcomers, Neon’s racing drama “Ferrari” and director George Clooney’s inspirational sports story “The Boys in the Boat.” Warner Bros. impressively held the top three spots on domestic charts as “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” and “Wonka” swam to second and third place, respectively.
‘The Color Purple’ rakes in $18M, the largest Christmas Day opening for a film since ’09
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..."Elsewhere, “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” brought in $10.5 million from 3,706 venues on Monday. The comic book sequel, starring Jason Momoa as the King of Atlantis, opened with a lower-than-expected $38 million through the four-day holiday frame. With its $205 million price tag, “Aquaman 2” is shaping up to be the latest underperforming tentpole for Warner Bros. and DC following this year’s string of misfires — “The Flash,” “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and “Blue Beetle.”
“Wonka,” a fantasy musical led by Timothée Chalamet as the eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka, had more to be merry about on Christmas Day with $10.3 million from 4,213 venues. After two weeks of release, the prequel story has generated $86 million domestically and a notable $254.9 million worldwide to date."
..."Elsewhere, “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” brought in $10.5 million from 3,706 venues on Monday. The comic book sequel, starring Jason Momoa as the King of Atlantis, opened with a lower-than-expected $38 million through the four-day holiday frame. With its $205 million price tag, “Aquaman 2” is shaping up to be the latest underperforming tentpole for Warner Bros. and DC following this year’s string of misfires — “The Flash,” “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and “Blue Beetle.”
“Wonka,” a fantasy musical led by Timothée Chalamet as the eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka, had more to be merry about on Christmas Day with $10.3 million from 4,213 venues. After two weeks of release, the prequel story has generated $86 million domestically and a notable $254.9 million worldwide to date."
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