The film earned $114 million from 3,888 theaters in North America over the weekend "Barbenheimer" move over — it's "Glicked" season. Wicked and Gladiator II both released over the weekend, garnering whopping numbers at the box office in North America.

“Wicked” collected an additional $50.2 million at the international box office, bringing its global tally to $164.2 million. It marks the biggest worldwide opening for a film based on a Broadway show, supplanting another Universal musical, “Les Miserables,” with $103 million in 2012.

Battling a 27 percent decline in domestic ticket sales compared with before the pandemic, studios left no marketing drum unthumped in releasing the movies.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s "Wicked" dominates Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington’s “Gladiator II” this weekend at the domestic box office.

But song-and-dance films may be enjoying — as Glinda sings — a newfound popularity with “Wicked,” Universal’s adaptation of Act One of the beloved Broadway show. The film collected $114 million in North America and

The musical "Wicked" is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $114 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

"Wicked," Universal Pictures' highly anticipated film, topped the domestic box office with an estimated $114 million after its Friday premiere.

There was speculation that the two major releases might recreate the Barbenheimer effect, referencing the simultaneous box office success of Barbie and Oppenheimer in 2023. Nickna