Wonka is looking to dominate the New Year’s weekend box office race.
The Willy Wonka origin story, starring Timothée Chalamet, is on track to earn $31.8 million in the U.S. during the four-day holiday weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Those numbers will reportedly give the Paul King-directed musical a total domestic tally of $142 million through Monday (Jan. 1). Wonka, which opened in mid-December, also topped last weekend’s box office to the tune of $39 million in the U.S.
The film, an updated musical take on the beloved 1964 Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,…
