‘Wonka’ To Test Holiday Box Office, Netflix Resumes Ads on X, Former NYT Editor Slams Paper for 'Shutting Down Debate'

Plus: Trian names Nelson Peltz, Jay Rasulo for Disney seats, Music catalog boom slowed amid interest rate hikes and Streisand to receive SAG lifetime award [wonka-timothee-chalamet]( [‘Wonka’ Marks the Start of a Critical Holiday Box Office for Warner Bros.]( By Jeremy Fuster The holiday box office starts warming up this weekend with the release of “Wonka,” which stars Timothée Chalamet as a young version of Roald Dahl’s famous candyman and marks the start of a critical winter for Warner Bros. While there have been some modest horror-film successes with “The Nun II” and “Evil Dead Rise,” Warner Bros.’ 2023 has been defined by two major events: the studio record-breaking success of “Barbie” and the ignominious end of the DC Extended Universe with three box office bombs. Now, theaters will turn to Warner to drive moviegoer turnout this Christmas with not only “Wonka,” but with “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” and “The Color Purple.” The latter two films will come out next weekend. But for now, “Wonka” is currently estimated for a $35 million opening from 4,150 theaters, with a possible chance to reach $40 million if walk-up traffic and word-of-mouth is strong. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Netflix Resumes Advertising on X After Elon Musk Controversy]( By Lucas Manfredi Netflix has resumed advertising on X following a suspension by the streamer and other brands after Elon Musk was met with intense backlash for promoting and agreeing with a post that glorified an antisemitic conspiracy theory, TheWrap has learned. The New York Times reported last month that Netflix halted nearly $3 million worth of ads, citing X estimates. But TheWrap has come across posts by Netflix advertising its films “Maestro” and “May December.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The New York Times Building in Manhattan.]( [Former NYT Editorial Page Editor Blasts the Paper for 'Shutting Down Debate']( By Eileen AJ Connelly The New York Times is no longer a news outlet with a liberal slant, but has morphed into one with an “illiberal bias,” wrote James Bennet, the former editorial page editor, who was infamously cast out in 2020. “The Times’s problem has metastasized from liberal bias to illiberal bias, from an inclination to favor one side of the national debate to an impulse to shut debate down altogether,” Bennet wrote in a lengthy essay for The Economist’s 1848 Magazine headlined, “When the New York Times lost its way.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [nelson-peltz-james-rasulo]( [Trian Nominates Nelson Peltz, Jay Rasulo for Disney Board Seats]( [Music Catalog Boom Slowed as Wall Street Trio Bailed Amid Interest Rate Hikes]( [Barbra Streisand]( [Barbra Streisand to Receive SAG Lifetime Achievement Award]( [Netflix Rules Over International Content in Hollywood, and It’s Only Getting Bigger]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](