Like “Oppenheimer,” premium screens boosted “Gladiator II.” IMAX provided $9.4 million of its domestic total; “Wicked” saw less than half of that. By comparison, “Barbie” had fewer premium screens and no IMAX imprint.

Nov 24 (Reuters) - "Wicked," the first of two movies based on a beloved Broadway musical, soared into theaters with an estimated $114 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales, distributor Universal Pictures (CMCSA.O) said on Sunday.

The arrival of the two buzzworthy films, dubbed "Glicked," was poised to be the sequel to the "Barbenheimer" double feature phenomenon. Did it live up to expectations?