Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo brought the magic to the big screen as Wicked: Part 1 pummeled rival Gladiator II for the win in a ‘Glicked’ matchup at the US Box Office.
The lavish adaptation of the Tony winning Broadway musical has received high praise from critics, including Daily Mail’s own Geraint Llewellyn, earning 90-percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fans gave the highly anticipate film, based on the Gregory Maguire novel a warm 97-percent score.
Set in the land of Oz, Wicked shares the backstory of Elphaba, played by Erivo, 37, known in The Wizard of Oz as the Wicked Witch of the West, portraying her as someone who was an outcast because of her green skin.
Glinda the Good Witch, played by Grande, 31, is portrayed as Elphaba’s bully turned friend from their days as roommates at Shiz University.
The movie earned a record setting $114 million at the US box office, the most for any musical adaptation ever. It conjured up another $50.2 million internationally for a global take of $164,180,000, according to The Numbers.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo brought the magic to the big screen as Wicked: Part 1 pummeled rival Gladiator II for the win in a ‘Glicked’ matchup at the US Box Office
The last time a musical did this well in the lead-up to the US Thanksgiving holiday was 2019’s Frozen II.
Gladiator II, the other newcomer earned less than half as much, but still pulled in a respectable $55.5 million it’s first weekend in theaters.
The action-adventure starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Oscar winner Denzel Washington, scored a tepid 71-percent from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with audiences offering a more generous 84-percent approval rating.
Gladiator II did much better internationally, earning $165.5 million for a first weekend total of $221 million globally.
The two films together provided 81-percent of ticket sales according to Deadline.
The last time the combined box office in the pre-Turkey day contest did this well was 2013 when Hunger Games: Catching Fire lead a $226.5 million box office total.
Last week’s number one Red One, dropped to third place.
The new holiday tale starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Chris Evans as bounty hunters hired to rescued a kidnapped Santa Claus, played by JK Simmons found nearly $13.3 million in its stocking for the weekend.
Wicked: Part 1 earned a record setting $114 million at the US box office, the most for any musical adaptation ever. It conjured up another $50.2 million internationally for a global take of $164,180,000
Gladiator II, the other newcomer earned less than half as much, but still pulled in a respectable $55.5 million it’s first weekend in theaters. It did much better internationally, earning $165.5 million for a first weekend total of $221 million globally
The fable has been popular internationally, with a global take of $117.1 million.
Fourth place went to newcomer Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. from the faith-based Angel Studios.
Jonas Dassler stars as a German pastor recruited to join a plot to kill Adolph Hitler. The film has received tepid reviews, but aggressive marketing on the Angels Studios app and to church groups helped the movie earn $5.1 million its first weekend in theaters.
Venom: The Last Dance rounded out the top five, earning $4 million over the weekend. The Tom Hardy lead sci-fi thriller continues to enjoy a good run at theaters with a worldwide take so far of $456.425 million.
Last week’s number one Red One, dropped to third place. The new holiday tale starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Chris Evans as bounty hunters hired to rescued a kidnapped Santa Claus, played by JK Simmons found nearly $13.3 million in its stocking for the weekend
Fourth place went to newcomer Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. from the faith-based Angel Studios. Jonas Dassler stars as a German pastor recruited to join a plot to kill Adolph Hitler. The movie earned $5.1 million its first weekend in theaters
Venom: The Last Dance rounded out the top five, earning $4 million over the weekend
The heartwarming The Best Christmas Pageant Ever dropped from its third place debut to number six.
Judy Greer stars as a busy mom who volunteers to lead her small town’s annual holiday production only to be sidelined by the Herdman siblings, who want to take over all the roles in the Nativity play.
The new holiday classic earned $3.5 million its second week in theaters.
Hugh Grant’s scary performance in Heretic continued to give thrills and chills to audiences in seventh place.
The heartwarming The Best Christmas Pageant Ever dropped from its third place debut to number six. The new holiday classic starring Judy Geer earned $3.5 million its second week in theaters
Hugh Grant’s scary performance in Heretic continued to give thrills and chills to audiences. The thriller in which Grant’s Mr. Reed tests the faith of two Mormon sister missionaries played by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East was in seventh place with $2.23 million
The Wild Robot, starring the voice of Lupita Nyong’o as the title character, continues to charm audiences. The animated adventure set on a remote island where the robot named Roz finds herself stranded, landed in eighth place, with a payday of $2 million
The thriller in which Grant’s Mr. Reed tests the faith of two Mormon sister missionaries played by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East dropped to seventh place and earned $2.23 million its third weekend in theaters.
The Wild Robot, starring the voice of Lupita Nyong’o as the title character, continues to charm audiences.
The animated adventure set on a remote island where the robot named Roz finds herself stranded, landed in eighth place, with a payday of $2 million.
The film, which is considered to be an strong contender in the upcoming Hollywood awards season, has earned more than $317.4 worldwide.
Smile 2 remained a staple at the box office, turning up in ninth place. The film in which a malevolent presence forces its victims to smile whether they want to or not made $1.1 million
A Real Pain, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin as mis-matched cousins on a tour through their grandmother’s native Poland rounded out the top 10. The buddy comedy earned $1.1 million
Smile 2 remained a staple at the box office, turning up in ninth place. The film in which a malevolent presence forces its victims to smile whether they want to or not made $1.1 million.
The thriller has earned more than $67 million domestically and another $68.1 internationally for a global total of $135.85 million.
A Real Pain, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin as mis-matched cousins on a tour through their grandmother’s native Poland rounded out the top 10.
The buddy comedy earned $1.1 million its fourth week in limited release.
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