Wicked Box Office Conquers at Home While Gladiator 2 Succeeds Overseas
Universal’s Wicked achieved strong domestic box office success, setting records as the largest 2024 opening for a non-sequel film. It also reached key milestones for a Broadway musical adaptation. The film performed well globally,
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’?
The arrival of the two buzzworthy films, dubbed "Glicked," was poised to be the sequel to the "Barbenheimer" double feature phenomenon. Did it live up to expectations?
Gladiator II Box Office (Worldwide): Hits A Major Milestone After Raking In $50M Overseas On Its 2nd Weekend!
Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal starrer Gladiator II opened in the US theatres on Friday, which earned Ridley Scott his career’s biggest opening weekend. The movie was released overseas a week earlier and has crossed its first significant milestone. It has also surpassed a huge global milestone on its 2nd weekend. Scroll below for the deets.
‘Wicked’ Leads Global Box Office With $164 Million, ‘Gladiator II’ Surpasses $220 Million Worldwide
"Wicked" debuted to $164.2 million at the global box office, a towering figure that includes $50.1 million in overseas ticket sales.
‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ Jump-Start the Box Office, but at a Cost
Battling a 27 percent decline in domestic ticket sales compared with before the pandemic, studios left no marketing drum unthumped in releasing the movies.
'Wicked' proves popular at box office, smashing 'Gladiator II'
Whether you were defying gravity or battling Colosseum sharks this weekend, chances are you were watching either Wicked or Gladiator II — the so-called "Glicked" pair smashed the box office in their opening weekend.
‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ jolt the box office with a combined $170 million
Universal Pictures' 'Wicked' and Paramount Pictures' 'Gladiator II' post impressive numbers at the domestic box office this weekend.
‘Wicked’ Soundly Defeats ‘Gladiator II’ In Weekend Box Office Battle
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s "Wicked" dominates Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington’s “Gladiator II” this weekend at the domestic box office.
‘Wicked’ Casts $164M+ Spell In Global Opening; ‘Gladiator II’ Thunders To $221M WW After 2nd Offshore Frame – International Box Office
Globally, Wicked will see the biggest opening weekend for a film based on a Broadway adaption, ahead of Les Miserables ($103M); the 6 th biggest opening weekend of 2024 worldwide; and the 4th biggest opening weekend ever globally for a musical, ahead of The Little Mermaid ($163.6M).
Opinion
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,’ or ‘Glicked,’ lift weekend movie box office results
With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office ...
China Box Office: ‘Her Story’ Claims Victory as ‘Gladiator II’ Opens in Fourth Place
Her Story,' a comedy-drama film told from a largely female perspective, topped the mainland China box office on its first ...
Gladiator II Box Office (China): Has A Poor Start, Fails Even To Earn $1M On Its Release Day
The report also mentioned how much Gladiator II has collected from pre-sales for today when it plays over 52K screenings.