Musical comedy
“Wonka” breaks the $100 million mark
The film starring Timothée Chalamet attracted many people to cinemas in the USA and Canada and has now reached an important milestone.
The musical comedy “Wonka,” starring Hollywood superstar Timothée Chalamet, has grossed more than $100 million at the North American box office in two weeks. As industry publications “The Hollywood Reporter” and “Variety” reported, ticket sales through Wednesday amounted to $102.5 million. According to Variety, the film grossed $270 million worldwide. According to the industry publication Deadline, the film is the 24th to break the 100 million mark in North America this year. The film was released in cinemas there on December 15th.
The musical comedy by “Paddington” director Paul King is set around 25 years before the events of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and is conceived as a prequel to the 1971 film, which was released in cinemas under the title “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”. The young, good-natured Wonka (Chalamet) has the dream of making people happy with his homemade sweets. However, his attempts to open his own shop are sabotaged by three established chocolate manufacturers who resort to nasty measures.