Wonka has officially won the final domestic weekend box office of 2023 with a sweet performance of $23.9 million in its third week in theaters.
As reported by Comscore, Wonka is expected to reach over $142.4 million in North America through Monday, January 1, and its global tally has now passed $379.0 million.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom placed second with $19.5 million and saw a pretty respectable 30% drop from its opening weekend. Through January 1, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is set to reach $84.6 million. Worldwide, the Aquaman sequel is up to $251.4 million.
Migration placed third with $17.2 million, The Color Purple took fourth place with $13.0 million, and Anyone But You rounded out the final top five of 2023 with $9.0 million.
Now that 2023 has come to a close, it’s time to look forward to 2024. Before that, we encourage you to check out which film we called the best movie of 2023 alongside the rest of our winners from last year.
As for the future, 2024 will see the arrival of such films as Deadpool 3, Joker: Folie à Deux, Dune: Part Two, Mickey 17, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and so much more. For more, check out our best and worst reviewed movies of 2023.
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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
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