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Column: 'Wicked' box office proves Hollywood needs to take family films seriously again
Hey, Hollywood, don't throw the baby, or at least the 8-year-old, out with the bathwater. Strong 'Wicked' opening shows family movies are more in demand than ever.
‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ make gravity-defying debuts at the weekend box office
With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, "Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately.
Box Office: ‘Wicked’ Opens to Record-Setting $114 Million, ‘Gladiator II’ Starts Strong With $55.5 Million
“Wicked” collected an additional $50.2 million at the international box office, bringing its global tally to $164.2 million. It marks the biggest worldwide opening for a film based on a Broadway show, supplanting another Universal musical, “Les Miserables,” with $103 million in 2012.
‘Glicked’ results: Who won at the box office, ‘Wicked’ or ‘Gladiator II’?
“Gladiator II” also gave the box office a boost this weekend, landing in second with $55.5 million, CNBC reported. Twenty-four years after Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning movie hit theaters, the acclaimed director returned for a sequel led by Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal and Joseph Quinn.
Glicked Vs. Barbenheimer: ‘Wicked’ And ‘Gladiator II’ Box Office Preview Numbers Trail Below ‘Barbie’ And ‘Oppenheimer’
Wicked” and “Gladiator II” both drew less in Thursday previews than their “Barbenheimer” counterparts, but are still expected to help the fall box office.
Box Office: ‘Wicked' Is Popular, Soaring to Third-Biggest Opening of 2024; ‘Gladiator II' Entertains $60 Million Debut
Wicked” is pocketing lots of green, with the Universal release coming in on the upper side of projections to head toward the third-biggest domestic opening of the year. Now forecasting a $117 million sum for the weekend,
Wicked Box Office Predictions Double Gladiator II’s Opening Weekend Estimate
The Wicked box office predictions are in, and early returns for the movie point to a massive success for the musical adaptation starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. What are the Wicked box office numbers?
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