After this impressive first weekend overseas and a potential strong first weekend domestically, Wonka might be in a position where it can become the highest grossing film of this holiday season. If someone told me this at the start of the year, I don't think I would've agreed with them, but it might just happen. Unless Migration pulls another Sing, The Color Purple pulls another The Greatest Showman, or Aquaman 2 is just so damn good that you can't miss out on it, then Wonka will be the biggest movie of the holiday season.
Pains me to admit it, but I'm inclined to agree. Or, also a positive outcome, WONKA overperforms to at least an extent to make up for a comparatively huge drop for AQUAMAN 2.
Wonka may be the rare arbitrary prequel that audiences 'want' as much as the executives greenlighting things want it. The franchise being a book and two movies telling the same story mystifying the Willy Wonka character means that there's a certain pent-up demand. So... Shrek origin here we come, I guess?
After this impressive first weekend overseas and a potential strong first weekend domestically, Wonka might be in a position where it can become the highest grossing film of this holiday season. If someone told me this at the start of the year, I don't think I would've agreed with them, but it might just happen. Unless Migration pulls another Sing, The Color Purple pulls another The Greatest Showman, or Aquaman 2 is just so damn good that you can't miss out on it, then Wonka will be the biggest movie of the holiday season.
Pains me to admit it, but I'm inclined to agree. Or, also a positive outcome, WONKA overperforms to at least an extent to make up for a comparatively huge drop for AQUAMAN 2.
Wonka may be the rare arbitrary prequel that audiences 'want' as much as the executives greenlighting things want it. The franchise being a book and two movies telling the same story mystifying the Willy Wonka character means that there's a certain pent-up demand. So... Shrek origin here we come, I guess?
They've been threatening a SHREK 5 since 2016, so we'll see if that ever happens and what form it takes.