It’s the third consecutive holiday season where the A-list star has thrived at the box office, a reign that began with 2023’s family-friendly musical “Wonka” and continued with 2024’s Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown.” This year’s ping pong adventure, “Marty Supreme,” extended the trend, serving up a stellar $27 million over the four-day frame. Although “Wonka” benefitted from brand awareness — it’s a prequel to the beloved “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” — it’s the kind of execution-dependent film that doesn’t work without audiences buying into Chalamet singing and dancing about a world of pure imagination. He’s captured the attention of the social media masses by gifting his famous friends the viral 1950s-esque windbreaker, flying a Nickelodeon-orange blimp around the country, climbing to the top of the Sphere in Las Vegas and turning the refrain “Marty Supreme.
Author: Rebecca Rubin
Published at: 2025-12-28 22:16:41
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