{"id":115759,"date":"2024-11-19T19:49:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wicked-to-win-over-the-world-with-165m-200m-opening-gladiator-2-passing-100m-overseas-today-with-an-eye-on-60m-stateside-weekend-box-office-preview\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T19:49:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:49:09","slug":"wicked-to-win-over-the-world-with-165m-200m-opening-gladiator-2-passing-100m-overseas-today-with-an-eye-on-60m-stateside-weekend-box-office-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wicked-to-win-over-the-world-with-165m-200m-opening-gladiator-2-passing-100m-overseas-today-with-an-eye-on-60m-stateside-weekend-box-office-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wicked\u2019 To Win Over The World With $165M-$200M Opening; \u2018Gladiator 2\u2019 Passing $100M Overseas Today With An Eye On $60M+ Stateside Weekend \u2013 Box Office Preview &#8211; Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \t\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/author\/adalessandro\/\"><span>Anthony D&#039;Alessandro<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/author\/ntartaglione\/\"><span>Nancy Tartaglione<\/span><\/a>\t\t<br \/> \tUniversal&#8217;s female <em>Jurassic World <\/em>movie if you will, the feature take of Broadway musical <em><a  href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/wicked\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_wicked\"  data-tag=\"wicked\"  >Wicked<\/a>, <\/em>is expected to pull in any every single woman to the tune of a $125M-$150M domestic opening. Add in an extra $40M-$50M from its overseas launch. <br \/> \tBy every single woman, we mean stateside, in which pre-sales are through the roof; we&#8217;re hearing that they&#8217;re around $30M+. The movie is already holding previews: last night and Wednesday in premium theaters through an Amazon promotion with regularly scheduled early screenings starting Thursday at 2PM. Last night&#8217;s preview was strong enough business wise to land <em>Wicked <\/em>a 99% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.   \t<\/p>\n<div class=\"admz\" id=\"adm-inline-article-ad-1\">\n<div class=\"adma boomerang\" data-device=\"Desktop\" data-width=\"1\">\n<div style=\"min-width:50px;min-height:75px;\" \tclass=\"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text\" \tdata-priority=\"10\" >\n<div id=\"gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article1-uid0\" \t\tclass=\"adw-1 adh-1\" data-is-adhesion-ad=\"\"> \t\t<script type=\"application\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tblogherads.adq.push(function () {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblogherads\n\t\t\t\t\t.defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article1-uid0' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setTargeting( 'pos', [\"mid-article1\",\"mid\",\"mid-articleX\",\"mid-article\",\"300x251\"] )\n.setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setSubAdUnitPath(\"ros\/mid-article\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.addSize([[2,2],[300,250],[620,350],[300,251],[501,282],[3,3],[2,4],[4,2],[620,366]])\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setClsOptimization(\"minsize\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \tMeanwhile, Paramount&#8217;s <em>Gladiator II <\/em>touches stateside with a $60M+ opening forecast, which will be the biggest start for an R-rated movie in November, and best ever 3-days for filmmaker <a  href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/ridley-scott\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_ridley-scott\"  data-tag=\"ridley-scott\"  >Ridley Scott<\/a> and star Denzel Washington. The ancient Rome sequel crossed the century mark at the overseas box office today after an $87M foreign bow.   <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\" data-pmc-adm-ad-id=\"1234771711\">\n<h3> \t\t\tWatch on Deadline\t\t<\/h3>\n<div id=\"connatix-contextual-player\"> \t\t<script id=\"connatix_contextual_player_div\">\n\t\t\tpmcCnx.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\tpmcCnx({\n\t\t\t\tsettings: {\n\t\t\t\t\tplugins: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpmcAtlasMG: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiabPlcmt: 2,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tplayerId: '32fe25c4-79aa-406a-af44-69b41e969e71',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaylistId: '9349eb75-13a4-4e4f-8e6a-9b73a7f0add3',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}).render(\"connatix_contextual_player_div\");\n\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \tMeanwhile <em>Wicked <\/em>will earn the best box office openings for director Jon M. Chu, <a  href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/ariana-grande\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_ariana-grande\"  data-tag=\"ariana-grande\"  >Ariana Grande<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/cynthia-erivo\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_cynthia-erivo\"  data-tag=\"cynthia-erivo\"  >Cynthia Erivo<\/a>.<br \/> \t<em><a  href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/glicked\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_glicked\"  data-tag=\"glicked\"  >Glicked<\/a> <\/em>is about to take effect at the box office. If anything, with <em>Moana 2 <\/em>coming on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, the holiday stretch from Friday through the Sunday after Black Friday is expected to be the highest grossing ever at the domestic box office for all films. <br \/> \t&#8220;There&#8217;s a little bit of a <em>Barbie <\/em>moment going on with <em>Wicked <\/em>in terms of pre-sales,&#8221; commented one industry insider this morning. &#8220;They just keep going up and up with tracking numbers through the roof.&#8221; Quorum reports that <em>Wicked <\/em>ranks as the firm&#8217;s most highest-tracked title in its post-Covid run with 70% total awareness.<br \/> \t<strong>RELATED: <a  href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/feature\/most-anticipated-movies-end-of-year-1236174050\/\"  >10 Most Anticipated Movies In Theaters At The End Of The Year: From &lsquo;Glicked&rsquo; Dual Release To &lsquo;A Complete Unknown&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><br \/> \tWhile it was clear women were heading to <em>Barbie <\/em>and <em>It Ends With Us <\/em>leading up to their openings, what we saw was that it was more of a mob turnout than ever imagined. As such, don&#8217;t be shocked if there&#8217;s repeat viewership this weekend for <em>Wicked. <\/em><br \/> \tHere in the states, <em>Wicked <\/em>will have more PLFs while <em>Gladiator II <\/em>will have more Imax. <em>Wicked <\/em>is booked at 3,800 theaters, while <em>Gladiator II <\/em>is booked at 3,500. <em>Gladiator II <\/em>isn&#8217;t all male: There are some women who will want to go watch Washington. As one tracking authority told us about both titles&#8217; crossover audiences: <em>Wicked <\/em>will pull in less men, while <em>Gladiator II <\/em>will pull in more women.  \t<\/p>\n<div class=\"admz\" id=\"adm-inline-article-ad-2\">\n<div class=\"adma boomerang\" data-device=\"Desktop\" data-width=\"1\">\n<div style=\"min-width:50px;min-height:75px;\" \tclass=\"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text\" \tdata-priority=\"10\" >\n<div id=\"gpt-dl-mid-article-inject2-uid1\" \t\tclass=\"adw-1 adh-1\" data-is-adhesion-ad=\"\"> \t\t<script type=\"application\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tblogherads.adq.push(function () {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblogherads\n\t\t\t\t\t.defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-dl-mid-article-inject2-uid1' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setTargeting( 'pos', [\"mid-article2\",\"mid-articleX\",\"mid-article\",\"mid\",\"300x251\"] )\n.setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setSubAdUnitPath(\"ros\/mid-article2\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.addSize([[300,250],[300,251],[620,350],[2,4],[4,2],[620,366]])\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setClsOptimization(\"minsize\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \tThe only preview shows that <em>Gladiator II <\/em>has held stateside before its 5PM Thursday previews is a &#8220;Screen Unseen&#8221; sneak of the movie in 200 locations.<br \/> \t<strong>RELATED: <a  href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/feature\/wicked-part-1-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-interview-1236171811\/\"  >&lsquo;Wicked&rsquo; Stars Cynthia Erivo And Ariana Grande Talk &lsquo;Fruitful&rsquo; Friendship, Jon M. Chu&rsquo;s &lsquo;Infectious&rsquo; Excitement And &lsquo;Full Circle&rsquo; Moment Of Film<\/a><\/strong><br \/> \t<em>Wicked<\/em> will hit 61 overseas markets this weekend, beginning notably with Korea on Wednesday, followed by Australia, Brazil, Italy and Mexico on Thursday, and with Spain and the UK joining on Friday. This will represent 65% of the offshore footprint &mdash; such majors easing on down the Yellow Brick Road later include France on December 4, China on December 6, Germany on December 12 and Japan on March 7, 2025.<br \/> \tWhile Universal has been building <em>Wicked<\/em> awareness with a strong global campaign with spots during the Super Bowl and Summer Olympics, this is a property that doesn&rsquo;t come with built-in awareness in certain areas of the globe.<br \/> \t<strong>RELATED: <a  href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/11\/cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-wicked-wrapping-devastated-1236172190\/\"  >Cynthia Erivo And Ariana Grande Recall Being &ldquo;Devastated&rdquo; Upon Wrapping &lsquo;Wicked&rsquo;: &ldquo;I Still Have All Of My Wigs&rdquo;<\/a><\/strong><br \/> \tIf we look at comps, <em>Wonka<\/em> opened to $45.7M in like-for-like markets at today&rsquo;s rates &#8211; though it debuted into a holiday frame and generally is better known IP given previous iterations of the Roald Dahl source material. Another musical, <em>The Greatest Showman<\/em>, did $18.5M at open back in 2018, then saw terrific leg-out. The hope with <em>Wicked<\/em>, which, as noted above, still has significant hubs to come, is that it also sees play-through.<br \/> \tThe top performers this session are expected to be a mix of the UK, Australia, and possibly Korea whose audiences lean into musicals.<br \/> \tIn terms of the sophomore session of Paramount&rsquo;s <em>Gladiator II<\/em>, there may indeed be a battle for No. 1 with <em>Wicked <\/em>at the international box office. <em>Gladiator II<\/em> is adding China this frame and could see a pendulum swing with older audiences coming out for the second weekend. Essentially, which film ends up tops overseas will vary market-by-market. But, as much as some chatter wants to make this the next Barbeheimer, that doesn&#8217;t seem on the cards. The hope, we understand, in regards to the sequel&#8217;s second weekend overseas take is a -50% ease off its $87M foreign start or $43.5M.<br \/> \t<strong>RELATED: <a  href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/11\/wicked-gladiator-2-box-office-1236172999\/\"  >Jeff Goldblum On Expected Impact Of &lsquo;Glicked&rsquo; At Box Office: &ldquo;Nobody&rsquo;s In Competition&rdquo;<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy.<br \/>Signup for Breaking News Alerts &amp; Newsletters<br \/> \t\t\tBy providing your information, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.com\/terms-of-use\" rel=\"nofollow\">Terms of Use<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.com\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. \t\t\t\tWe use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. 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