‘Wonka’ back atop N. America box office in a weak film year

LOS ANGELES, United States—Fantasy musical “Wonka” bounced back to the top of the North American box office this New Year’s weekend as an otherwise pallid film year came to an end, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday, Dec. 31. The Warner Bros. film took in an estimated $24 million for the three-day weekend in the US