Prabhas’ ‘Salaar,’ Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Dunki’ in the Charts as ‘Aquaman,’ ‘Wonka’ Lead International Pre-Christmas Box Office
variety.comNaman Ramachandran “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” led the worldwide box office with a $108 million debut weekend, according to numbers released by Comscore.
Warner Bros. and DC Studio’s “Aquaman 2” also topped the U.S. box office over the weekend. In second place, “Wonka” continued its stellar run with a worldwide weekend of $50.9 million and now has a total of $247 million.
Indian action epic “Salaar Part 1 – Ceasefire,” led by “Baahubali” star Prabhas and directed by “K.G.F.” filmmaker Prashant Neel, debuted in third position with $39 million.
This included $5.5 million in North America, where it also bowed in third place. Another Indian film, immigration drama-comedy “Dunki,” headlined by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and directed by hitmaker Rajkumar Hirani (“3 Idiots,” “PK”), was in fourth position with $22.9 million over the weekend.
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