Although the weeks before the Christmas and New Year holidays are often regarded as the off-season of box office in North America, they have never been so "dull" as this year. (except for the special year 2020)

In 2021 and 2022, the weekend total box office can still earn more than 100 million dollars every weekend in the first two weeks of the Christmas holiday. However, the North American box office was "flat" on Christmas Eve in 2023, and it has been hovering at the weekend box office of 10 million dollars for several weeks since December. On the weekend of December 15-17, the box office in the past three days was 73.9 million US dollars, and the top three at the box office were Wonka, The Hunger Games Prequel and Miyazaki Hayao’s new work Boys and Herons (formerly known as What Life Do You Want to Live).

Wonka stills

Wonka, a new film opened last weekend, grossed $39 million in the three-day weekend. It is a prequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In the mainland market of China, Wonka was released one week ahead of North America. From December 8 to 11: 00 on December 18, the total box office of the film in the mainland was 39.82 million yuan.

In recent months, a new phenomenon has appeared in the North American market, that is, concert movies, before which there were Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour? and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.

Last weekend, another concert movie came to the North American market. Although it didn’t break into the top 10 (ranked 12th), it was released in a small scale in 468 theaters, earning 734,000 US dollars at the box office. This shows the ability of Korean Wave to "sprout from the ground" in the United States. "Seventeen Tour Follow to Japan: Live Viewing" recorded the South Korean men’s team Seventen.

Stills of Neptune 2: The Lost Kingdom

Christmas stalls in North America are waiting for Neptune to arrive this year. The opening date of Neptune 2: The Lost Kingdom in North America market is December 22nd, and in China, it is advanced to December 20th. In addition, this year’s Christmas blockbuster in North America also includes The Boys in the Boat directed by George Clooney, and the film Ferrari, which tells the story of two sports car brands, Ferrari and Maserati, competing for the supremacy of the track.