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‘Wicked’ To Cast $80M+ Opening Spell; Even higher after premiere!

posted 23 days ago by Satan2016 (25525)
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https://deadline.com/2024/10/wicked-gladiator-ii-box-office-opening-1236163352/

Everyone will begin returning to the movies just before Thanksgiving on November 22 as Universal’s Wicked and Paramount’s Gladiator II just hit tracking with respective openings of $80M+ and $65M. Both have potential for upside, and we won’t know if we’re within a Barbenheimer vortex until it happens — though that would not be a surprise. Wicked is very hot with women, and Gladiator II is best with men but also older women.

At $80M+, that easily would be the best domestic box office opening for filmmaker Jon M. Chu, ahead of 2013’s G.I. Joe Retaliation ($41M), and yes, the best for starts Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

[–] johnmiller (3889) 22 days ago

This Target ad ain't doing the movie any favors, that's for sure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Xe7xFIxg4

[–] breathfromanother (812) 17 days ago

I'm so glad they've scaled back on airing it. I didn't mind it the first time, but seeing it every other commercial break got old fast.

[–] strntz (12223) 20 days ago

I think it's badly miscast, but then, I saw the original cast on Broadway. I won't bother even when it ends up on free TV.

[–] Satan2016 (25525) 14 days ago

Anthony D'Alessandro https://deadline.com/2024/11/box-office-heretic-best-christmas-pageant-ever-1236170937/

Meanwhile, what was on many minds last night in Hollywood was how big Wicked is going to be when it opens on Nov. 22, the movie dropping several wonderful jaws. I don’t believe that $80M-$85M projection for a minute. This is clearly $100M+ in its 3-day, and if you’re an Ariana Grande fan, this movie definitely delivers. As one studio insider beamed to me last night, “She’s Barbra Streisand!” We always expected Grande to be on note and crystal clear at the top of her range, however, she is sublimely funny in the film, and keeps a great stride with the 2x Oscar-nominated Cynthia Erivo who is also mind-blowingly dynamic. Neither should be counted out of the actress and/or supporting actress Oscar categories. Some sources have told me that Wicked should be concerned about running into Moana 2 over Thanksgiving, which is expected to deliver $135M. However, I think it’s Moana 2 who should be worried. Nonetheless, there’s a horde of cash for both movies over Thanksgiving; clearly a double feature night for women over the holiday.