
Wonka
EST V ACT domestic box office revenue
$110 – 120MM V $219MM
Mythosis universal quests used
3
Audience appeal
2.56 – 3.12%
Script Score
0.09
Wonka, a 2023 musical movie directed by Paul King explores young Willy Wonka’s early life. The story revolves around a precocious kid making new friends to ward off a cartel of greedy chocolatiers hell bent on sabotaging his business.

1. The invisible plot structure of Wonka
1A. The script of Wonka borrows 91% of its events from 3 mythological tales
Willy’s quest is driven by the desire to own. The quest borrows events from the tale of Yudhisthir in Hindu mythology. Both Yudhisthir & Willy reclaim their kingdom.
Slugworth’s quest is driven by the desire to punish offenders. The quest borrows events from the tale of Duryodhan in Hindu mythology. Duryodhan unscrupulously acquiring his kins’ kingdom & banishing them is similar to Slugworth sabotaging Willy’s chocolate business and banishing him.
Oompa Loompa’s quest is driven by the desire for honour & loyalty. The quest borrows events from the tale of Hanuman in Hindu mythology. Both Hanuman & Oompa Loompa become loyal allies after initially suspecting Ram & Willy.
Noodle’s under developed quest is driven by tranquillity.
None of the other characters have a quest despite having motive.
NOTE: Detailed mirroring of each character’s primary quest to their respective mythological tales is in section “3A. Quests of characters and their mythological counterparts”
Mythosis plot structure
# 3,792
Tales interweaved
Yudhisthir, Duryodhan & Hanuman
I. How does interweaving mythological tales lead to infinite story plots?
II. Can the pursuit of a Desire have more than one quest?
2. The potential of Wonka's plot structure: $110-120MM
The interweaving of 32 mythological tales can generate a billion unique stories. By using these 32 tales, we can extract the plot structure of any story across various genres. Our study of blockbuster, hit, and flop plot structures led to the discovery of the Mythosis Code, a set of principles for creating compelling stories. The plot structure of a story is analyzed to see how well it adheres to these storytelling principles.
2A. Plot structure evaluation of Wonka
- All Blockbusters have at least 3 universal quests. Wonka has 2 universal quests of Accumulation and Vengeance. The quest of Honour is sparsely used
- In Blockbusters, each universal quest is mirrored by ONLY ONE character. Willy mirrors the quest of Accumulation & Slugworth mirrors the quest of Vengeance. Oompa Loompa mirrors the quest of Honour.
- Every Blockbuster character borrows at least 35% of the universal quest. Willy’s character borrows 39% of the universal quest of Accumulation. Slugworth’s character borrows 44% of the quest of Vengeance.
- Blockbusters have a quest interweaving threshold of 0.5. Interweaving occurs when events of 2 quests occur simultaneously in the story. Wonka's quest interweaving score of 0.33 is below par.
An example of interweaving the quests of Willy & Slugworth:

2B. Box office revenue estimation of Wonka
Wonka’s plot structure reveals 2 extremely powerful quests.
The Script Score measures a plot structure’s adherence to the four principles of Mythosis Code. We use the Script Score to estimate a movie’s audience appeal & revenues. Blockbuster plot structures have a score of at least 0.64 and appeal to 20% of the audiences.
Script Score
0.09
Audience appeal
2.56 – 3.12%
I. How is Mythosis Code used to estimate revenues?
II. Aren’t box-office revenues influenced by several factors beyond just the story plot?
3. The ideal plot structure of Wonka
We have identified 32 mythological tales, the superset of all tales across cultures. The quests of these tales have also recurred over time periods. They represent human behaviours that are deeply embedded in our shared memories. Each tale is the richest expression of the pursuit of a human desire. The tales have a unique pattern of events spread over 5 major arcs.
Mapping a character’s quest to the relevant mythological tale reveals the gaps in their quest, if any. Plugging these gaps with the missing events deepens the character quest. The missing events also provide an opportunity for interweaving the various quests. These events strengthen the story and unlock its hidden potential.
3A.Quest of characters and their mythological counterparts
Quest 1: Willy mirrors the universal quest for Accumulation
Willy’s desire for Accumulation stems from the need to collect & own. The tale of Yudhisthir from Hindu mythology is the universal quest for Accumulation.

Quest 2: Slugworth mirrors the universal quest for Vengeance
Slugworth’s desire for Vengeance stems from the need to dominate others. The tale of Duryodhan from Hindu mythology is the universal quest for Vengeance.

3B.Gaps in the current plot structure
Wonka’s plot structure doesn’t have a third well-developed quest.
3C.Unlocking the hidden potential
Wonka’s plot structure is a sub set of Mythosis Plot Structure #3,792. It interweaves the tales of Yudhisthir, Duryodhan & Hanuman.
Unlock the potential of Wonka with Mythosis Plot Structure # 3,792
Tags: Duryodhan, Yudhisthir, Accumulation, Vengeance, Paul King, Village Roadshow Pictures, Heyday Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, 2023