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'Wonka' starring Timothée Chalamet came in ahead of expectation at the weekend box office, singing to a $39 million domestic debut. Overseas, it took in $53.6 million from 77 markets to come in well ahead of family classics like 'Paddington' or musicals like 'The Greatest Showma'n and 'Mary Poppins Returns'. The movie made $92.6 million worldwide over the weekend.
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00:00My name is Willy Wonka.
00:02You see, I'm something of a magician.
00:04Prepare to be amazed.
00:06Tape up.
00:08Wonka starring Timothee Chalamet came in ahead of expectations at the weekend box office,
00:13singing to a $39 million domestic debut.
00:16Overseas, it took in $53.6 million from 77 markets
00:20to come in well ahead of family classics like Paddington
00:22or musicals like The Greatest Showman and Mary Poppins Returns.
00:26The movie made $92.6 million worldwide over the weekend.
00:30Since the film opened early in England and Australia,
00:32along with a handful of other markets,
00:34its current global total is $151.4 million.
00:38What are you doing?
00:39I'm making chocolate, of course.
00:41How do you like it?
00:41Dark, white, nutty, absolutely insane.
00:44Directed by Paul King of Paddington fame,
00:46Wonka is a whimsical origin tale about magical candy man Willy Wonka,
00:50who was played by Gene Wilder in the classic movie
00:52Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
00:55Every good thing in this world started with a dream.
01:00So you hold on to yours.
01:03Audiences bestowed Wonka with an A-minus cinema score.
01:0660% of ticket buyers were between the ages of 18 and 34.
01:09For this weekend's full box office chart
01:11and the latest box office news and numbers,
01:13go to THR.com.
01:15This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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