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Wicked and Gladiator II combined for a phenomenal weekend at the pre-Thanksgiving box office, pulling in the best results in over a decade. Wicked came in at an estimated $114 million to top the domestic chart. While that’s behind Friday’s estimate of $120, it’s still a history-making number for a film based on a Broadway show and ranks among the biggest openings of all time for a big-screen musical, as well as one of the top openings of the year to date. Globally, the movie’s total is $164.2 million.
Gladiator II is projecting a $55.5 million domestic opening, a strong start for a male-skewing, swords-and-sandals film (on Saturday, the estimate was $60 million). It’s expected to draw in huge numbers overseas, where it has already earned $165.5 million for a global total of $221 million.
The top 12 movies of the weekend, as of Sunday, November 24 are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wicked | Universal | $114,000,000 | 3,888 | $29,321 | $114,000,000 | |
| 2 | Gladiator II | Paramount | $55,500,000 | 3,573 | $15,533 | $55,500,000 | |
| 3 | Red One | Amazon MGM Studios | $13,284,603 | 4,032 | $3,295 | $52,909,550 | -59% |
| 4 | Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. | Angel Studios | $5,120,013 | 1,900 | $2,695 | $5,120,013 | |
| 5 | Venom: The Last Dance | Sony | $4,000,000 | 2,558 | $1,564 | $133,825,476 | -45% |
| 6 | Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The | Lionsgate | $3,500,000 | 2,279 | $1,536 | $25,515,822 | -33% |
| 7 | Heretic | A24 | $2,233,199 | 1,622 | $1,377 | $24,766,851 | -55% |
| 8 | Wild Robot, The | Universal | $2,000,000 | 2,110 | $948 | $140,727,420 | -53% |
| 9 | Smile 2 | Paramount | $1,110,000 | 952 | $1,166 | $67,759,010 | -62% |
| 10 | Real Pain, A | Searchlight | $1,109,000 | 1,185 | $936 | $4,959,588 | -50% |
| 11 | Conclave | Focus Features | $1,100,000 | 1,013 | $1,086 | $28,964,055 | -61% |
| 12 | MET Opera: Tosca (2024) | Fathom Events | $1,082,496 | 703 | $1,540 | $1,082,496 |
