{"id":3725,"date":"2024-11-23T22:20:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T22:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=3725"},"modified":"2024-11-23T22:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T22:20:56","slug":"wicked-seeing-117m-opening-gladiator-ii-still-conquering-60m-saturday-box-office-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=3725","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wicked\u2019 Seeing $117M Opening, \u2018Gladiator II\u2019 Still Conquering $60M \u2014 Saturday AM Box Office Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CynthiaUPDATED, SATURDAY AM:<\/strong>\u00a0Universal\u2019s\u00a0Wicked\u00a0<\/em>is coming in with a\u00a0$46.7M<\/strong>\u00a0Friday plus previews, which has the studio predicting a\u00a0$117M\u00a0<\/strong>opening at this point.\u00a0Paramount\u2018s\u00a0Gladiator II<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>stands at\u00a0$60M<\/strong>\u00a0after a\u00a0$22M<\/strong>\u00a0Friday\/previews.<\/p>\n

Wicked\u00a0<\/em>gets an A CinemaScore, a grade that\u2019s up there with other Broadway feature adaptations such as\u00a0Les Miserables\u00a0<\/em>(A),\u00a0Chicago\u00a0<\/em>(A-),\u00a0Annie\u00a0<\/em>(A-),\u00a0Mamma Mia<\/em>\u00a0(A-) and higher than\u00a0Into the Woods\u00a0<\/em>(B).\u00a0Gladiator II\u00a0<\/em>gets a B versus the original 2000 movie\u2019s A. Still, moviegoers like the latter with 84% on Rotten Tomatoes audience meter and 4 stars on PostTrak with a strong 64% definite recommend.<\/p>\n

There was a lot of pent-up demand for a repeat of\u00a0Barbenheimer\u00a0<\/em>this weekend at the box office. That\u2019s a high bar to reach, but a form of it exists with these two movies ringing in $177M alone in a frame that\u2019s shaping up to be an estimated\u00a0$209M<\/strong>\u00a0for all titles. Also consider the fact that we\u2019re not in the deep of summer. The biggest mistake by the industry would be not to have created a\u00a0Glicked\u00a0<\/em>weekend.<\/p>\n

By the way, you know it\u2019s an excellent weekend when the opening titles are stealing screens from the competition. \u201cEveryone below\u00a0Wicked\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Gladiator II<\/em>\u00a0is getting crushed,\u201d says one theatrical booker, \u201cTheater managers are just pulling titles off showtimes and giving them to those two films.\u201d<\/p>\n

Exhibitors are upping the out-of-home experience. B&B Theatres has Roman guards tearing tickets and serving Strength & Honor cocktails in celebration of\u00a0Gladiator II<\/em>. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is selling \u201cDefying Gravi-Tea\u201d, Witch\u2019s Brew and throwing Emerald City soirees. Marcus Theatres has character appearances by Elphaba and Glinda, and pink and green ICEE\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s keep in mind a few things in case the marketplace hits a bump, but really, there is nothing to complain about:<\/p>\n

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  1. It\u2019s a holiday week, so there\u2019s plenty of time to head to the cinemas this week. While there was only 1% K-12 schools off yesterday, that grows to 47% K-12 and 18% colleges off on Monday per Comscore, eventually rising to near 100% levels on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, the latter being one of the highest grossing days of the year. As such, both of these titles will continue to leg out into December.<\/li>\n
  2. As far as\u00a0Wicked\u00a0<\/em>goes \u2014 it\u2019s a musical. And they have their ceilings at the B.O. The only ones which excelled to openings north of $100M were Disney ones based on previous animated pics, i.e.\u00a0The Lion King\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Beauty and the Beast\u00a0<\/em>(The original NRG projection on this was $80M, and\u00a0Gladiator II\u00a0<\/em>was at $65M. So, we\u2019re still in very good shape on\u00a0Wicked.<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  3. Despite the crazy pre-sales on\u00a0Wicked,\u00a0<\/em>it\u2019s a female heavy film, which means they are a moving target when studios try to predict their turnout. Remember, many had\u00a0Taylor Swift: Eras Tour\u00a0<\/em>north of $100M before it settled at $93.2M. Hopefully, today\u2019s drop isn\u2019t so steep given how front-loaded female movies tend to be. Currently,\u00a0Wicked\u00a0<\/em>is predicted to decline -18% against Friday\/previews for a $38.1M take.<\/li>\n
  4. Both\u00a0Gladiator II\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Wicked\u00a0<\/em>are very long, respectively at 2 hours 28 minutes and 2 hours 40 minutes.\u00a0Barbie\u00a0<\/em>clocked in just under 2 hours versus\u00a0Oppenheimer<\/em>\u2018s 3 hours. According to The Boxoffice Company,\u00a0Wicked\u00a0<\/em>scheduled around 248K showtimes while\u00a0Gladiator II<\/em>\u00a0counts 175K.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    Demos on\u00a0Wicked\u00a0<\/em>are 72% women with 6% between 13-17, 25% between 18-24, 32% between 25-54 (the biggest demo), and 38% of the audience over 35. Diversity demos are 54% Caucasian, 21% Latino and Hispanic, 13% Black and 8% Asian. PLF screens and some Imax are delivering just over a third of the weekend to\u00a0Wicked<\/em>\u2018s business. The Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo movie is playing best in the East but pretty even across the country with AMC Universal Citywalk the highest grossing multiplex in America with $197K so far. Universal is forecasting a $165M global opening weekend for\u00a0Wicked\u00a0<\/em>at this point in time.<\/p>\n

    Gladiator II<\/em>\u00a0at a cost of $250M before P&A already has $130M coming from overseas to date. It will easily touch or near $200M WW this weekend. The Denzel Washington and Paul Mescal movie has all the Imax screens (and some PLFS) and driving 32% of its 3-day.\u00a0Gladiator II\u00a0<\/em>is playing best in the South Central and West with AMC Lincoln Square the top venue with $74K so far.<\/p>\n

    Fourth place goes to Angel Studios\u2019\u00a0Bonhoeffer. Pastor. Spy. Assassin\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at 1,900 sites with\u00a0$2.3M<\/strong>\u00a0Friday and\u00a0$4.65M<\/strong>\u00a0for the weekend off an A Cinemascore. The movie from the faith-based studio is playing the middle of the country with Penn Cinema 14 in Lititz, PA the highest grossing cinema for the pic with $12K so far. Female leaning at 54% with 79% of those who bought tickets over 35 and the faith-based core showing up at 50% over 55. Mostly Caucasian at 71% with 13% Latino and Hispanic and 8% Asian.<\/p>\n

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    1. Wicked\u00a0<\/strong>(Uni) 3,888 theaters, Fri\u00a0$46.7M<\/strong>, 3-day\u00a0$117M<\/strong>\/Wk 1<\/li>\n
    2. Gladiator 2<\/strong>\u00a0(Par) 3,573 theaters, Fri\u00a0$22M<\/strong>, 3-day\u00a0$60M<\/strong>\/Wk 1<\/li>\n
    3. Red One\u00a0<\/strong>(AMZ MGM) 4,032 theaters, Fri\u00a0$3.3M<\/strong>\u00a0(-69%) 3-day\u00a0$13M<\/strong>\u00a0(-59%), Total\u00a0$52.6M<\/strong>\/Wk 2<\/li>\n
    4. Bonhoeffer\u2026<\/strong>(Angel) 1,900 theaters, Fri\u00a0$2.3M<\/strong>\u00a03-day\u00a0$4.65M\u00a0<\/strong>\/Wk 1<\/li>\n
    5. Venom: The Last Dance<\/strong>\u00a0(Sony) 2,558 (-863) theaters, Fri $975k (-38%) 3-day\u00a0$4M<\/strong>\u00a0(-45%), Total\u00a0$133.8M<\/strong>\/Wk 5<\/li>\n
    6. Best Christmas Pageant Ever\u00a0<\/strong>(LG) 2,279 (-741) theaters, Fri $920K (-33%) 3-day\u00a0$3.5M<\/strong>\u00a0(-33%), Total\u00a0$25.5M<\/strong>\/Wk 3<\/li>\n
    7. Heretic\u00a0<\/strong>(A24) 1622 (-1608) theaters, Fri $676K (-49%) 3-day\u00a0$2.3M<\/strong>\u00a0(-54%), Total\u00a0$24.8M<\/strong>\/Wk 3<\/li>\n
    8. The Wild Robot<\/strong>\u00a0(Uni) 2,110 (-784) Fri $470K (-50%) 3-day\u00a0$2M\u00a0<\/strong>(-53%), Total\u00a0$140.7M<\/strong>\/Wk 9<\/li>\n
    9. Conclave\u00a0<\/strong>(Foc) 1,013 (-1364) theaters, Fri $310K 3-day\u00a0$1.15M<\/strong>\u00a0(-59%), Total\u00a0$29M<\/strong>\/Wk 5<\/li>\n
    10. Smile 2\u00a0<\/strong>(Par) 952 (-1510) theaters Fri $325K 3-day\u00a0$1.13M<\/strong>\u00a0(-61%), Total\u00a0$67.7M<\/strong>\/Wk 6<\/li>\n
    11. Hello, Love Again\u00a0<\/strong>(Abra) 244 (-4) theaters Fri\u00a0$299K<\/strong>\u00a0(-68%), 3-day\u00a0$1M<\/strong>\u00a0(-60%), Total\u00a0$4.8M<\/strong>\/Wk 1<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

      Notables:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Anora<\/strong>\u00a0(NEON) 500 (-1,000) theaters, Fri\u00a0$210K<\/strong>\u00a0(-60%), 3-day\u00a0$700K<\/strong>\u00a0(-60%), Total\u00a0$12.3M<\/strong>\/Wk 6<\/p>\n

      UPDATED, Friday PM:\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0Glicked\u00a0<\/em>weekend is currently looking like a\u00a0$120 million\u00a0<\/strong>opening for Universal\u2019s\u00a0Wicked\u00a0<\/em>after a\u00a0$48.5M\u00a0<\/strong>Friday plus previews, while\u00a0Gladiator II\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>is shaping up to\u00a0$23.5M<\/strong>\u00a0in Friday\/previews turning into a\u00a0$61M\u00a0<\/strong>opening weekend at 3,573 locations.<\/p>\n

      Generally, midday projections are conservative, so we\u2019ll see whether there\u2019s a rush of ladies tonight, and families into tomorrow, for\u00a0Wicked.\u00a0<\/em>Per Comscore\/Screen Engine\u2019s PostTrak, 71% women showed up last night.\u00a0Gladiator II\u00a0<\/em>is more the date-night movie with 61% men and 39% women showing up to Thursday screenings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      UPDATED, SATURDAY AM:\u00a0Universal\u2019s\u00a0Wicked\u00a0is coming in with a\u00a0$46.7M\u00a0Friday plus previews, which has the studio predicting a\u00a0$117M\u00a0opening at this point.\u00a0Paramount\u2018s\u00a0Gladiator II\u00a0stands at\u00a0$60M\u00a0after a\u00a0$22M\u00a0Friday\/previews. Wicked\u00a0gets an A CinemaScore, a grade that\u2019s up there with other Broadway feature adaptations such as\u00a0Les Miserables\u00a0(A),\u00a0Chicago\u00a0(A-),\u00a0Annie\u00a0(A-),\u00a0Mamma Mia\u00a0(A-) and higher than\u00a0Into the Woods\u00a0(B).\u00a0Gladiator II\u00a0gets a B versus the original 2000 movie\u2019s A. 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