Could 'Glicked' match the 'Barbenheimer' phenomenon success?
The highly-anticipated film “Wicked” is officially out in theaters and it’s joined by another big film, “Gladiator 2.” Though the two films couldn’t be more different, some are wondering if this double feature that fans are calling “Glicked” will echo last year’s Barbenheimer cultural phenomenon.
Can ’Glicked’ compete with ‘Barbenheimer’?
Tom Nunan, the co-head of the Producers Program at the Graduate School of Theater, Film and TV at UCLA, told The New York Times in an email that “’Glicked’ may not be ‘Barbenheimer,’” but that it’s still something to celebrate.
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Instead of the two big-budget films losing ticket sales to each other, as conventional Hollywood wisdom would have feared, both movies drew a door-busting boost from audiences watching them on the same weekend,
What is Glicked? What to know about this year's Barbenheimer
"Barbenheimer" created a buzz with the success of “Barbie" and “Oppenheimer" last summer, and this year, there's a chance “Glicked" will develop a following among fans with the release of two major holiday films on Friday.
Just How Glicked Will the 2025 Oscars Get?
Part Two, Wicked and Gladiator seem set to give the Oscars field a fresh dose of blockbuster oomph. Of the pair, Wicked’s the one with stronger reviews and stronger box-office tracking, so that’s the one that’s making my Best Picture ten at the moment.
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