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On Christmas weekend in most recent years, a single film has earned $100M+ – from four Star Wars releases in the 2010s, to Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021 and Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022. This weekend, the...

#1 = Wonka Warner Bros.’ fantasy musical took a bite out of the box office with a first place debut of $39.0M. That’s higher than comparable openings of December family-friendly musicals from the past decade: +25% above 2014’s Into the...

#1 = The Boy and the Heron GKIDS’ and Studio Ghibli’s Japanese-language anime from director Hayao Miyazaki soared to $12.8M, securing the top spot over the weekend. For comparison, that’s higher than the final domestic totals of several Miyazaki films,...

One more quiet weekend is on deck before the heart of holiday season ramps up with Wonka on December 15. First, can Beyoncé repeat atop the box office in Renaissance's second frame, or might Hayao Miyazaki's final film contend for...

#1 = Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé The AMC Theatres Distribution + Variance Films concert documentary can pay the “bills, bills, bills” with a $21.0M debut. Renaissance earns first place despite playing in 2,539 theaters, only the #5 widest release...

The post-Thanksgiving corridor is typically a slow one, which will be true again for the most part this year. The exception looks to be Beyoncé's concert film, which appears headed toward a #1 box office debut.

Two key Christmas weekend releases are the subject of this week's report as theaters hope to begin closing out the year on a high note.

This week's update takes a preliminary look at one of December's key tentpoles, plus updates to upcoming releases over the Thanksgiving window and beyond.

This week's report moves ahead to the weekend of December 8, though no wide releases from major studios are currently planned for that date.