Wonka Destroys Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom at Box Office

December 2023 hosted a grand battle between two cinematic heavyweights. In one corner, Wonka. In the other, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. So, who won?

It was Wonka who came away victorious in the final domestic weekend box office of 2023, earning a respectable $23.9 million in its third week. It's definitely worth watching, as you can see in our Wonka review roundup.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, meanwhile, placed second in that weekend with $19.5 million at the domestic box office. That means the Aquaman sequel has now reached $251.4 million worldwide. By comparison, The Flash grossed $270 million globally, and is considered one of the biggest box office bombs of all time, losing Warner Bros. approximately $200 million.

Conversely, Wonka is exceeding expectations, and has now passed $379 million at the global box office - and on a vastly smaller budget than Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

As reported by Comscore, here’s how the rest of 2023’s final weekend box office looked. Migration came third with $17.2 million, The Color Purple followed with $13.0 million, and Anyone But You placed fifth with $9.0 million.