'Wonka' Earns $14.4 Million on Opening Day, Trails Depp's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'

Expected to rake in between $35-$40 million by the end of its debut weekend, the film needs to double its $125 million budget to be deemed a success.

Timothée Chalamet's 'Wonka' has a strong start at the box office, earning about $14.4 million on its opening day and is expected to rake in between $35-$40 million domestically by the end of its debut weekend.
The film, which tells the story of the fictional proprietor in the 1964 Roald Dahl novel 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', reportedly cost $125 million to make and will need to earn double its budget to be deemed a box office success.
'Wonka' is outperforming other recent movie musicals that struggled at the box office, including 'West Side Story' and 'In the Heights'.
Despite its strong start, 'Wonka' is still trailing behind Johnny Depp's 2005 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' which made about $20 million on its first day and $56 million through its opening weekend.
Timothée Chalamet's 'Wonka' has a respectable 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, similar to Johnny Depp's 83% for his 2005 offering.