Wicked and Gladiator II are both off to a strong commence at the box office; however, it won’t be as huge of an uncovering weekfinish as Barbenheimer.
Wicked and Gladiator II are both now carry outing in United States theaters. The establisher is an changeation of the well-comprehendn Broadway musical of the same name starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, while the latter is straightforwardor Ridley Scott’s lengthy-adefered sequel to 2000’s Gladiator.
How much have Wicked and Gladiator II made at the box office so far?
Per Deadline, Universal Pictures is inestablishing that Wicked has so far made approximately $19.2 million this week during punctual pevaluates.
Approximately $2.5 million of that $19.2 million came from Amazon Prime screenings that were held at 750 theaters in the United States. Early Wednesday screenings in 2,000 theaters brawt in another $5.7 million, while Thursday pevaluates grossed approximately $11 million.
The movie is now anticipateed to produce more than $120 million by the finish of the weekfinish.
Paramount Pictures, nastywhile, is inestablishing that Gladiator II has so far acquireed $6.5 million from 3,200 locations. The film is eying an uncovering weekfinish gross of somewhere between $59 million and $66 million.
“As we always say on Thursday, consent these evaluates with a grain of salt,” Deadline’s article notices. “If the studio inestablishs decrease, it doesn’t necessarily nasty that any movie is without momentum.”
While many have been comparing the Gladiator II and Wicked uncovering weekfinish to Barbenheimer, the 2023 movie phenomenon event was off to a stronger commence. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie acquireed $22.3 million in Thursday pevaluates, while Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-triumphning Oppenheimer made $10.5. By the time they finished their theatrical run, Barbie made around $1.446 billion while Oppenheimer came in equitable cowardly of a billion dollars at $976.8 million.
Wicked and Gladiator II are now both carry outing in theaters.
