{"id":129848,"date":"2024-11-25T08:52:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T01:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129848"},"modified":"2024-11-25T08:52:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T01:52:47","slug":"wicked-slays-gladiator-ii-in-ticket-sales-duel-as-new-films-boost-box-office-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129848","title":{"rendered":"Wicked slays Gladiator II in ticket sales duel as new films boost box office | Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">With a combined $270m in worldwide ticket sales, Wicked and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/gladiator-ii\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Gladiator II<\/a> breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the busiest moviegoing weekends of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Jon M Chu\u2019s lavish big-budget musical Wicked, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, debuted with $114m domestically and $164.2m globally for Universal Pictures, according to studio estimates on Sunday. That made it the third-biggest opening weekend of the year, behind only Deadpool &amp; Wolverine and Inside Out 2. It\u2019s also a record for a Broadway musical adaptation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Ridley Scott\u2019s Gladiator II, a sequel to his 2000 best picture-winning original, launched with $55.5m in ticket sales. With a price tag of about $250m to produce it, Gladiator II was a big bet by Paramount Pictures to return to the Colosseumwith a largely new cast, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/denzelwashington\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Denzel Washington<\/a> and Paul Mescal. While it opened with a touch less than the $60m predicted in domestic ticket sales, Gladiator II has performed well overseas. It added $50.5m internationally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The collision of the two movies led to some echoes of the Barbenheimer effect of last year, when Barbie and Oppenheimer launched simultaneously. The nickname this time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2024\/nov\/23\/glicked-double-bill-may-not-match-barbenheimer-buzz-experts-say\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Glicked<\/a>, wasn\u2019t quite as catchy and the cultural imprint was also notably less. Few people sought out a double feature this time. The domestic grosses in 2023 \u2013 $162m for Barbie and $82m for Oppenheimer \u2013 were also higher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">For Universal, which distributed Oppenheimer last year, the weekend was more a triumph of Wicked than it was of Glicked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">\u201cWe saw an opportunity to dominate a weekend and get a very large running start into the Thanksgiving holiday,\u201d said Jim Orr, distribution chief for Universal. \u201cWe\u2019re very confident that it will play ridiculously well through the Christmas corridor and into the new year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">But the counter-programming effect was still potent for Wicked and Gladiator II, which likewise split broadly along gender lines. And it was again the female-leaning release \u2013 Wicked, like Barbie before it \u2013 that easily won the weekend. About 72% of ticket buyers for Wicked were female, while 61% of those seeing Gladiator II were male.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">\u201cStanding on their own, each of these movies may have done pretty much what they did, but it\u2019s hard to know,\u201d said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore. \u201cRaising awareness can indeed lead to an increase in box office. Let\u2019s put it this way: They didn\u2019t hurt each other at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">While Barbenheimer benefitted enormously from meme-spread word-of-mouth, both Wicked and Gladiator II leaned on all-out marketing blitzes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The Gladiator IIcampaign featured everything from a much-debated Airbnb cross-promotion with the actual Colosseum in Rome to simultaneously running a one-minute trailer on more than 4,000 TV networks, radio station and digital platforms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The Wicked onslaught went even further, with pink-and-green themed \u201cWickedly Delicious\u201d Starbucks drinks, Stanley mugs and Mattel dolls (some of which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2024\/nov\/11\/mattel-apologises-after-mistakenly-linking-to-porn-website-on-wicked-dolls\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">led to an awkward recall<\/a>). Its stars made appearances at the Met Gala and the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">\u201cWe had roughly 400 global brand partners on Wicked, so the campaign was inescapable,\u201d said Orr. \u201cAnd our cast, led by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, worked so hard on this. They were everywhere. They did everything we asked them to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Going into the weekend, box office was down about 11% from last year and some 25% from pre-pandemic times. That meant this week\u2019s two headline films led a much-needed resurgence for theaters. With Moana 2 releasing Wednesday, Hollywood might be looking at historic sales over the Thanksgiving holiday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">\u201cThis weekend\u2019s two strong openers are invigorating a box office that fell apart after a good summer,\u201d said David A Gross, a film consultant who publishes a newsletter for Franchise Entertainment.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-14\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"newsletter promotion\" class=\"dcr-av5vqf\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1xjndtj\">Get the most important US headlines and highlights emailed direct to you every morning<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"SecureSignup\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;newsletterId&quot;:&quot;today-us&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;Get the most important US headlines and highlights emailed direct to you every morning&quot;}\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1eusqlu\"><strong>Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/aside>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-14\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Though Wicked will face some direct competition from Moana 2, it would seem better set up for a long and lucrative run in theaters than Gladiator II. Though some have dinged Wicked for running long, at 2 hours and 40 minutes, the film has had mostly stellar reviews. Audiences gave it an \u201cA\u201d on CinemaScore. The reception for Wicked has been strong enough that Oscar prognosticators expect it to be a contender for best picture at the Academy Awards, among other categories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Producers, perhaps sensing a hit, also took the step of splitting Wicked in two. Part two, already filmed, is due out next November. Each Wicked installation cost approximately $150m to make.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"0590b3fc-85b6-466a-bf43-474228be3d49\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:17,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Gladiator II takes $87m to break Ridley Scott opening box-office record&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;0590b3fc-85b6-466a-bf43-474228be3d49&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2024\/nov\/18\/gladiator-ii-takes-87m-to-break-ridley-scott-opening-box-office-record&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:3}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Gladiator II has also enjoyed good reviews, particularly for Washington\u2019s charismatic performance. Audience scores, though, were weaker, with ticket buyers giving it a \u201cB\u201d on CinemaScore. The film will make up for some of that, however, with robust international sales. It launched in many overseas markets a week ago, and has already accrued $165.5m internationally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Coming in a distant third place for the weekend was Red One, the Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans holiday movie turned action film. In its second week of release, the Amazon MGM Studios release grossed $13.3m to bring its two-week global haul to $117m. At a cost of $250m to make, Red One is the season\u2019s biggest flop, though it could recoup some value for Amazon if it\u2019s more popular once it begins streaming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Final domestic figures will be released Monday. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"dcr-106f06m\">\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Wicked, $114m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-106f06m\">\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Gladiator II, $55.5m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-106f06m\">\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Red One, $13.3m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-106f06m\">\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Bonhoeffer: Pastor Spy Assassin, $5.1m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-106f06m\">\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Venom: The Last Dance, $4m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2024\/nov\/24\/wicked-gladiator-ii-glicked-box-office\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a combined $270m in worldwide ticket sales, Wicked and Gladiator II breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the busiest moviegoing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129848\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=129848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129848\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=129848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=129848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=129848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}