Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,000,000 Details
International Box Office $65,345 Details
Worldwide Box Office $4,065,345
Further financial details...

Metrics

Domestic Share: 98.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget: $3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record Rank Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,929 $4,000,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,801-18,900) 18,825 $65,345
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,597 $4,065,345

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 30th, 1971 (Wide)
International Releases: July 27th, 1972 (Wide), released as Willy Wonka y la Fábrica de Chocolate (Mexico)
December 28th, 2001 (Wide), released as Willy Wonka (re) (Australia)
June 26th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 5th, 2021 (Limited), released as Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (Re: 2021) (United Kingdom)
November 30th, 2023 (Limited), released as Willy Wonka y la Fábrica de Chocolate (Mexico)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 1st, 1996 by Warner Home Video, released as Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Comparisons: vs. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Keywords: Spoiled Child, Food, Poverty, Rags to Riches, Remade, Family Musical, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Source: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre: Musical
Production Method: Live Action
Creative Type: Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/28/2001 $0 0 51 81 $29,159 7/3/2023
Mexico 7/27/1972 $0 0 0 0 $0
New Zealand 6/26/2020 $39 1 51 107 $19,587 3/4/2024
United Kingdom 11/5/2021 $16,599 84 84 84 $16,599 11/16/2021
 
International Total $65,345 3/4/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

Date Rank Units
this
Week
% Change Total
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 12, 2012 14 40,380   40,380 $212,803 $212,803 828
Aug 19, 2012 8 50,702 +26% 91,082 $353,393 $566,196 829
Sep 9, 2012 22 28,482   119,564 $187,563 $753,759 832
Sep 16, 2012 10 82,092 +188% 201,656 $432,362 $1,186,121 833
Sep 23, 2012 22 34,576 -58% 236,232 $191,527 $1,377,648 834
Sep 30, 2012 19 8,270 -76% 244,502 $54,834 $1,432,482 835
Oct 7, 2012 30 8,227 -1% 252,729 $54,788 $1,487,270 836
Oct 14, 2012 24 13,480 +64% 266,209 $98,897 $1,586,167 837
Oct 21, 2012 30 14,407 +7% 280,616 $108,035 $1,694,202 838
Nov 4, 2012 28 17,674   325,687 $103,170 $1,999,324 840
Nov 18, 2012 27 21,094   371,549 $109,959 $2,256,950 842
Nov 25, 2012 30 79,991 +279% 451,540 $506,303 $2,763,253 843
Sep 14, 2014 30 10,289   1,376,530 $41,477 $7,114,146 937
Sep 28, 2014 30 13,045   1,395,988 $52,110 $7,192,089 939
Nov 9, 2014 22 14,875   1,452,955 $63,754 $7,474,314 945
Mar 8, 2015 29 15,145   1,691,237 $66,482 $8,486,371 962
Sep 27, 2015 25 11,176   1,923,514 $45,072 $9,659,060 991
Jan 31, 2016 30 9,865   2,084,914 $46,390 $10,377,374 1,009
Feb 7, 2016 30 12,197   2,097,111 $56,703 $10,434,077 1,010
Mar 13, 2016 19 17,688   2,155,773 $70,748 $10,685,388 1,015
Mar 20, 2016 26 22,158   2,177,931 $89,184 $10,774,572 1,016
Mar 27, 2016 28 19,538   2,197,469 $78,764 $10,853,336 1,017
Apr 3, 2016 19 17,476   2,214,945 $70,603 $10,923,939 1,018
Jun 5, 2016 15 18,170   2,290,007 $83,924 $11,255,646 1,027
Jul 31, 2016 22 11,831   2,369,027 $50,282 $11,616,023 1,035
Aug 28, 2016 23 10,598   2,411,436 $43,982 $11,818,848 1,039
Sep 4, 2016 17 15,798   2,427,234 $91,057 $11,909,905 1,040
Sep 11, 2016 13 19,862   2,447,096 $83,349 $11,993,254 1,041
Sep 18, 2016 11 16,863   2,463,959 $74,197 $12,067,451 1,042
Sep 25, 2016 24 6,893   2,470,852 $28,951 $12,096,402 1,043
Oct 2, 2016 22 8,787   2,479,639 $36,905 $12,133,307 1,044
Oct 16, 2016 26 10,091   2,502,168 $38,033 $12,223,580 1,046
Nov 20, 2016 28 9,407   2,554,390 $35,195 $12,419,996 1,051
Apr 2, 2017 29 7,287   2,702,284 $39,312 $13,156,918 1,070

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

Date Rank Units
this
Week
% Change Total
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 19, 2012 20 2,384   4,770 $111,859 $224,516 829
Jul 4, 2021 6 14,668   190,751 $357,753 $16,288,836 1,292

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Gene Wilder    Willy Wonka
Jack Albertson    Grandpa Joe
Peter Ostrum    Charlie Bucket

Supporting Cast

Roy Kinnear    Mr. Henry Salt
Julie Dawn Cole    Veruca Salt
Leonard Stone    Mr. Sam Beauregarde
Denise Nickerson    Violet Beauregarde
Nora Denney    Mrs. Teevee
Paris Themmen    Mike Teevee
Ursula Reit    Mrs. Gloop
Michael Bollner    Augustus Gloop
Diana Sowle    Mrs. Bucket

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Mel Stuart    Director
Roald Dahl    Screenwriter
Roald Dahl    Story Creator

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 16th, 2010

November 16th, 2010

It's getting really close to Black Friday, which is sometimes reported as the busiest shopping day of the year. (It's not. That would be Christmas Eve.) So it should come as no surprise that there's a prime release this week, or should I say re-release. Avatar: Extended Collector's Edition on Blu-ray is the biggest, and arguably the best, release of the week and it is the Pick of the Week. However, there was some competition from The Kids Are All Right on DVD or Blu-ray. More...


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  3. Box Office
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  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Domestic Share: 98.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget: $3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record Rank Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,929 $4,000,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,801-18,900) 18,825 $65,345
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,597 $4,065,345

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

iTunes: iTunes, iTunes
Google Play: Google Play, Google Play
Netflix: Netflix, Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 30th, 1971 (Wide)
International Releases: July 27th, 1972 (Wide), released as Willy Wonka y la Fábrica de Chocolate (Mexico)
December 28th, 2001 (Wide), released as Willy Wonka (re) (Australia)
June 26th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 5th, 2021 (Limited), released as Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (Re: 2021) (United Kingdom)
November 30th, 2023 (Limited), released as Willy Wonka y la Fábrica de Chocolate (Mexico)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 1st, 1996 by Warner Home Video, released as Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Comparisons: vs. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Spoiled Child, Food, Poverty, Rags to Riches, Remade, Family Musical, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Source: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre: Musical
Production Method: Live Action
Creative Type: Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Gene Wilder    Willy Wonka
Jack Albertson    Grandpa Joe
Peter Ostrum    Charlie Bucket

Supporting Cast

Roy Kinnear    Mr. Henry Salt
Julie Dawn Cole    Veruca Salt
Leonard Stone    Mr. Sam Beauregarde
Denise Nickerson    Violet Beauregarde
Nora Denney    Mrs. Teevee
Paris Themmen    Mike Teevee
Ursula Reit    Mrs. Gloop
Michael Bollner    Augustus Gloop
Diana Sowle    Mrs. Bucket

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Mel Stuart    Director
Roald Dahl    Screenwriter
Roald Dahl    Story Creator

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 16th, 2010

November 16th, 2010

It's getting really close to Black Friday, which is sometimes reported as the busiest shopping day of the year. (It's not. That would be Christmas Eve.) So it should come as no surprise that there's a prime release this week, or should I say re-release. Avatar: Extended Collector's Edition on Blu-ray is the biggest, and arguably the best, release of the week and it is the Pick of the Week. However, there was some competition from The Kids Are All Right on DVD or Blu-ray. More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/28/2001 $0 0 51 81 $29,159 7/3/2023
Mexico 7/27/1972 $0 0 0 0 $0
New Zealand 6/26/2020 $39 1 51 107 $19,587 3/4/2024
United Kingdom 11/5/2021 $16,599 84 84 84 $16,599 11/16/2021
 
International Total $65,345 3/4/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

Date Rank Units
this
Week
% Change Total
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 12, 2012 14 40,380   40,380 $212,803 $212,803 828
Aug 19, 2012 8 50,702 +26% 91,082 $353,393 $566,196 829
Sep 9, 2012 22 28,482   119,564 $187,563 $753,759 832
Sep 16, 2012 10 82,092 +188% 201,656 $432,362 $1,186,121 833
Sep 23, 2012 22 34,576 -58% 236,232 $191,527 $1,377,648 834
Sep 30, 2012 19 8,270 -76% 244,502 $54,834 $1,432,482 835
Oct 7, 2012 30 8,227 -1% 252,729 $54,788 $1,487,270 836
Oct 14, 2012 24 13,480 +64% 266,209 $98,897 $1,586,167 837
Oct 21, 2012 30 14,407 +7% 280,616 $108,035 $1,694,202 838
Nov 4, 2012 28 17,674   325,687 $103,170 $1,999,324 840
Nov 18, 2012 27 21,094   371,549 $109,959 $2,256,950 842
Nov 25, 2012 30 79,991 +279% 451,540 $506,303 $2,763,253 843
Sep 14, 2014 30 10,289   1,376,530 $41,477 $7,114,146 937
Sep 28, 2014 30 13,045   1,395,988 $52,110 $7,192,089 939
Nov 9, 2014 22 14,875   1,452,955 $63,754 $7,474,314 945
Mar 8, 2015 29 15,145   1,691,237 $66,482 $8,486,371 962
Sep 27, 2015 25 11,176   1,923,514 $45,072 $9,659,060 991
Jan 31, 2016 30 9,865   2,084,914 $46,390 $10,377,374 1,009
Feb 7, 2016 30 12,197   2,097,111 $56,703 $10,434,077 1,010
Mar 13, 2016 19 17,688   2,155,773 $70,748 $10,685,388 1,015
Mar 20, 2016 26 22,158   2,177,931 $89,184 $10,774,572 1,016
Mar 27, 2016 28 19,538   2,197,469 $78,764 $10,853,336 1,017
Apr 3, 2016 19 17,476   2,214,945 $70,603 $10,923,939 1,018
Jun 5, 2016 15 18,170   2,290,007 $83,924 $11,255,646 1,027
Jul 31, 2016 22 11,831   2,369,027 $50,282 $11,616,023 1,035
Aug 28, 2016 23 10,598   2,411,436 $43,982 $11,818,848 1,039
Sep 4, 2016 17 15,798   2,427,234 $91,057 $11,909,905 1,040
Sep 11, 2016 13 19,862   2,447,096 $83,349 $11,993,254 1,041
Sep 18, 2016 11 16,863   2,463,959 $74,197 $12,067,451 1,042
Sep 25, 2016 24 6,893   2,470,852 $28,951 $12,096,402 1,043
Oct 2, 2016 22 8,787   2,479,639 $36,905 $12,133,307 1,044
Oct 16, 2016 26 10,091   2,502,168 $38,033 $12,223,580 1,046
Nov 20, 2016 28 9,407   2,554,390 $35,195 $12,419,996 1,051
Apr 2, 2017 29 7,287   2,702,284 $39,312 $13,156,918 1,070

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

Date Rank Units
this
Week
% Change Total
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 19, 2012 20 2,384   4,770 $111,859 $224,516 829
Jul 4, 2021 6 14,668   190,751 $357,753 $16,288,836 1,292

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.