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.
Box Office: ‘Wicked’ Lands Top Opening Ever for a Broadway Musical Adaptation Amid Other Records
Universal's Thanksgiving pic opened to an estimated $114 million over the Nov. 22-24 weekend, more than three times the previous domestic record-holder, 'Into the Woods.'
Here's every box office record broken by 'Wicked's opening weekend
The first Wicked movie is already defying gravity, making Hollywood history, and breaking records at the box office.
Wicked Breaks Box Office Records In Huge Pre-Thanksgiving Weekend Alongside Gladiator II
Wicked also boasts the fourth-best start ever for a musical, falling between Frozen II ($130 million in 2019) and Halle Bailey ’s The Little Mermaid ($95.5 million in 2023). Overall, Wicked ’s release was the third-highest of the year behind Deadpool & Wolverine and Inside Out 2.
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Biggest Monday in November at the Domestic Box Office, beating Frozen 2 ‘s $12.77M from Nov. 25, 2019. 2nd biggest domestic opening for a musical feature in November, behind 2019’s Frozen II ‘s $130.2M.
Box Office: ‘Moana 2' Sets Disney Animation Record With $13.8 Million in Tuesday Previews
Moana 2” set sail at the box office with $13.8 million in preview screenings on Tuesday, ranking as the biggest preview haul in history for Disney Animation. It’s also the biggest pre-Thanksgiving preview bounty and the second-best preview figure of all time for an animated title.
‘Moana 2’ Earns Disney Animation Record $13.8 Million From Box Office Previews
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Box Office Gets Glicked: ‘Wicked’ Opens to $112.5M, ‘Gladiator II’ Conquers $55M
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'Wicked' Movie Joins List of All-Time-Biggest Box-Office Openings
"Wicked," the first installment of a two-part film series, was released on November 22 and is already a success.
‘Wicked’ Defies Gravity With Record November Monday Of $15M+, ‘Gladiator II’ Slays $5M+ – Box Office
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Will ‘Wicked’ box-office success rejuvenate the tricky business of Broadway adaptations?
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WICKED Scores Record-Breaking Monday Box Office Gross
Wicked continues to dominate at the box office. On Monday night, the new musical blockbuster grossed a record-breaking $15.8 ...
Wicked Box Office Conquers at Home While Gladiator 2 Succeeds Overseas
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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 ...