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Wicked & Gladiator II Box Office Previews Are Strong But Not Barbenheimer Levels
ComingSoon.netStory by Brandon Schreur
scrn logline
Wicked and Gladiator II open strong, but can't touch the box office heights of the record-breaking Barbenheimer
beat sheet
- Wicked has already earned $19.2M in early previews, with $5.7M from Wednesday screenings and $11M from Thursday - eyeing a $120M+ opening weekend
- Gladiator II has raked in $6.5M so far, aiming for a $59-$66M opening, but still trailing the historic $22.3M and $10.5M Thursday previews for Barbie and Oppenheimer
call sheet
Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Ridley Scott, Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Wicked, Gladiator II, Barbie, Oppenheimer