It’s that time of the week again dear readers as we bring you news from the Official Charts and this week we see Wonka making a magical chart-topping entrance on the Official Film Chart.
Leading on digital downloads only and outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined, the Willy Wonka origin story stars Timothee Chalamet alongside a renowned supporting cast which includes Olivia Colman, Matt Lucas, Keegan-Michael Key, Rowan Atkinson and Hugh Grant among many more.
Wonka tells the story of Roald Dahl’s beloved character (Chalamet) as he arrives in a city renowned for its chocolate, with dreams of opening his own shop – but soon finds himself battling sabotage and a cartel of greedy chocolatiers threatened by his potential.
Also brand new this week is Disney’s Wish starring Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine, shooting straight in at Number 2 also on digital downloads only.
Last week’s chart-topper, superhero adventure The Marvels is knocked back to Number 3, while Trolls Band Together finishes the week at 4, and Oppenheimer is at Number 5.
Bouncing back up two places is the film adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy’s (6), and Barbie (7), closely followed by Hunger Games prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (8) which is down two.
Oscar-nominated historic drama Killers of the Flower Moon rises one place to a brand new peak of Number 9, and finally, The Equalizer 3 rounds out the Top 10 at Number 10, falling five places.
The Official Film Chart Top 10 – 31st January 2024
| LW | Pos | Title | Label |
| NEW | 1 | WONKA | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| NEW | 2 | WISH | WALT DISNEY |
| 1 | 3 | THE MARVELS | WALT DISNEY |
| 3 | 4 | TROLLS BAND TOGETHER | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 4 | 5 | OPPENHEIMER | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 8 | 6 | FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| 9 | 7 | BARBIE | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| 6 | 8 | THE HUNGER GAMES-THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS | LIONSGATE |
| 10 | 9 | KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON | PARAMOUNT |
| 5 | 10 | THE EQUALIZER 3 | SONY PICTURES HE |
© Official Charts Company 2024
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Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
