"Glicked" leads massive weekend at the box office
Ariana Grande (left) and Cynthia Erivo in a scene from "Wicked." Photo: Universal Pictures "Wicked" and "Gladiator II" — two of the year's most anticipated blockbusters — made a combined $170 million in domestic ticket sales.
Glicked gives the box office its best pre-Thanksgiving weekend in more than a decade
Wicked and Gladiator II didn’t quite recreate the phenomenon that was “Barbenheimer,” but it got pretty close. The movies combined for a $205 million weekend, with Wicked pulling in $114 million in the U.S. and $165 million worldwide and Gladiator II making $55.5 million.
‘Glicked’ results: Who won at the box office, ‘Wicked’ or ‘Gladiator II’?
This weekend, Elphaba and Glinda from “Wicked” took on ancient Romans in “Gladiator II” in a battle for the top spot at the box office. Ahead of Thanksgiving Day weekend, fans flocked to the theaters to see “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,
‘Glicked’ weekend doesn’t disappoint at the Box Office
This weekend saw Gladiator 2 and Wicked release for audiences nationwide, bringing with it large box office totals. Although Gladiator released internationally on Nov. 15, both movies released on the same day — Nov.
Why "Glicked" swept the box office
"Wicked" lead the box office with $114 million, while "Gladiator II" earned $55 million in a record-setting pre-Thanksgiving weekend. The combined success marks the biggest pre-Thanksgiving weekend opening since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Glicked Box Office Reminds Us That Nobody Knows Anything
Wicked and Gladiator II pulled their own miniature Barbenheimer at the box office despite musicals and historical epics supposedly being dead.
Box Office Gets Glicked: ‘Wicked’ Opens to $112.5M, ‘Gladiator II’ Conquers $55M
The pair of films did huge business as Thanksgiving gets underway in the United States. Globally, the movies have earned $162.5 million and $220.5 million, respectively.
Here’s who smashed the box office and won Glicked weekend – and it wasn’t even close
The Glicked weekend was nowhere near as close at the box office as Barbenheimer was. Wicked won by miles and made $114 million on its opening weekend. Gladiator II, on the other hand, made just $55.5 million for the box office. The last time a musical did as well as Wicked did was when Frozen II came out in November 2019!
Wicked is that girl at the weekend box office
It’s not quite Barbenheimer, but this year’s pink-and-black portmanteau, Glicked, still made some magic at the box office. After some dire weeks led by titles like Venom: The Last Dance and Red One, Wicked proved that—when it comes to ticket sales—it really is very shrewd to be a very very popular theater property with huge names in the leading roles and a completely inescapable advertising push.
‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ give the box office a much-needed boost with impressive opening weekend earnings
Following a sluggish year at the box office, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” opened this weekend with combined earnings of $270 million internationally, providing the box office with much-needed rejuvenation as the busiest moviegoing weekend of the year, per Box Office Mojo.
‘Glicked’ hits the box office. Why do blockbusters sometimes release on the same day?
Gladiator II” and “Wicked” released on the same day last weekend in a cultural moment that is being coined “Glicked.” And if it reminds you of last summer’s “Barbenheimer” (“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”) phenomenon,
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‘Glicked’ can’t defy ‘Barbenheimer.’ But it’s still popular.
Wicked” and “Gladiator II” didn’t outperform “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” but that doesn’t mean it was a bad weekend at the ...
‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ make gravity-defying theater debuts
Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into the box office with a combined $270 million in ticket sales.