In early January, it can feel natural to view everything as a portent of what's to come in the next 12 months... but that's thankfully not the case with the box office. Annually, this is a time for the industry when blockbuster holdovers from the previous year do battle with low potential studio releases that are dumped into theaters. This weekend is a perfect model of that, with Paul King's Wonka holding on to its position in first place and Bryce McGuire's new horror movie Night Swim failing to inspire much excitement.
Check out the full Top 10 numbers in the chart below, and join me after for analysis.
