3 Jan – "Wonka" remains on top as it closes 2023 with a global tally of nearly USD 400 million. The musical film, starring Timothee Chalamet in the lead, made another USD 23.9 million in the US box office in the third week, bringing the film's domestical total to USD 142.5 million. Meanwhile, "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" is in second place with USD 19.5 million, with a global sum of USD 251.4 million. Despite being in the second spot, the movie has yet to be considered a success, seeing that it was made with over USD 200 million in budget sans marketing.
It is noted that the first "Aquaman" movie did very well at the box office back in 2018, amassing USD 1.152 billion at the box office. 2024 will see films like "Argylle", "Dune: Part Two", "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire", "Furiosa" and many more.