
Now playing below — a quick look at next weekend (11/21):
. Universal/Marc Platt Productions’ PG family fantasy musical WICKED: FOR GOOD is opening at about 4,000 theatres. Its tracking best for first choice with women over 25 (15 points over norm).
Hollywood handicappers started out projecting an opening to $112-115M, but later buzz has it north of that range — maybe $125-135M. Driven by a top-tier marketing blitz by Universal, WFG looms as the answer to exhibitors’ prayers for proof that the movie business can still generate the golden grosses it did pre-COVID.
Directed by Jon M. Chu (WICKED), WFG reteams Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande from the 2024 franchise original. WICKED opened 11/22/24 to $112.5M. It did $473.2M domestic & $756.4M worldwide on a budget of $150M.





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