The day after Christmas and all through the country…
Warner Bros. held onto the top 3 for a second day. “Wonka” and “The Color Purple” switched spots with the former rising to number 1 — kids are in the house. “The Color Purple” dropped to number 3 with a very healthy $7 million. It’s up to $25 million, which is amazing. Go see it — one of the most joyous and wonderful films of the last few years.
George Clooney’s “The Boys in the Boat” from MGM is the family film of the holiday. It’s Clooney’s best work in years. If you love sports movies, it’s for you. Extremely well made and very entertaining. “The Boys” added $3 million last night.
Really not doing well: A24’s “The Iron Claw,” which has good reviews and Zac Efron but is a total downer of a movie for Christmas. Also, the studio’s “Zone of Interest” is of little interest considering its subject matter. Who wants to see a movie about the Nazis who lived outside a concentration camp ignoring what’s going on inside? Also, the sounds of the killings is constant on the soundtrack. Not a long film by today’s standards, but repetitive and off putting.
