'Wicked' Flies High on Big Screen, With $114 Million Opening Weekend

Fans clad in pink and green flocked to the musical’s film adaptation. “Gladiator II” pulled in audiences eager to see Colosseum brawls.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago

'Wicked' Flies High on Big Screen, With $114 Million Opening Weekend

Fans clad in pink and green flocked to the musical’s film adaptation. “Gladiator II” pulled in audiences eager to see Colosseum brawls.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago

'Wicked' soars with $114 million domestic opening, 'Gladiator' snares $55.5 million

Universal's "Wicked" tallied an estimated $114 million domestic opening and Paramount's "Gladiator II" is set to haul in $55.5 million.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

'Wicked' tallies $19 million in previews, as 'Gladiator II' team-up heads for $200 million opening weekend

"Wicked" and "Gladiator II" arrive ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and are expected to tally more than $200 million in combined ticket sales.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

'Wicked' tallies $19M in previews, as 'Gladiator II' team-up heads for $200M opening weekend

The box office this weekend will be painted pink and green, with a splash of red.

"Wicked" and "Gladiator II" soar at the weekend box office

While "Gladiator II" earned $55 million at the box office domestically, "Wicked" soared with $114 million. It was the biggest pre-Thanksgiving weekend opening since the COVID-19 pandemic, with the ...

"Wicked" and "Gladiator II" soar at the weekend box office

While "Gladiator II" earned $55 million at the box office domestically, "Wicked" soared with $114 million. It was the biggest pre-Thanksgiving weekend opening since the COVID-19 pandemic, with the ...

Entertainment - CBS News - 2 days ago

'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' set the stage for gravity-defying box office weekend

'Wicked,' starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, and 'Gladiator II,' starring Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal, both open wide this weekend.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 6 days ago

Wicked opening set to be biggest for Broadway film

Wicked is also expected to have the top-grossing opening weekend in UK and Ireland of 2024.

Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton hits season-high 9 3-pointers in 114-110 win over Pelicans

Haliburton admitted to reporters that basketball was getting into "job territory" with the Pacers' slow start.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago

Inside the high-stakes battle for L.A.'s screening rooms during awards season

Behind the scenes of winning over Oscar voters, the fight for L.A.'s best screening rooms has become a critical — and costly — part of awards season campaigns.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

Local school staple 'Lost on a Mountain in Maine' from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide

Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than a week on the state’s tallest mountain

Entertainment - ABC News - November 1

'Wicked' and 'Gladiator II' jolt the box office with a combined $170 million

Universal Pictures' 'Wicked' and Paramount Pictures' 'Gladiator II' post impressive numbers at the domestic box office this weekend.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 3 days ago

Weekend preview: Big Saturday matchups, plus who could win the SEC?

Our college football experts preview big matchups and storylines ahead of Week 13.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Dwayne Johnson’s $200 million+ Christmas pic opens to $34.1 million

The big budget, star-driven action comedy “Red One” is topping the North American box office charts

Entertainment - ABC News - November 17

These stocks could bask in the ‘Glicked’ glow as ‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Wicked’ open

“Wicked,” based on the popular musical, and “Gladiator II,” the sequel to the hugely successful historical epic, opened in movie theaters Friday.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Wicked fans ‘couldn’t be more thrilled’ as blockbuster musical opens worldwide

Hugely anticipated adaptation of the Broadway hit starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo is estimated to rake in $200m at the global box office. What is this feeling? After years of speculation, ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

'Venom 3' leads box office again, 'Heretic' scares up $11 million debut in sleepy weekend

“Venom: The Last Dance” is looming over the domestic box office in its third weekend of release.

Stock market opens with record highs after Trump’s 2024 victory

The Dow Jones opened with record highs Wednesday after Donald Trump won back the White House. NBC’s Christine Romans joins TODAY to discuss how Trump’s stance on the economy and support from Tesla ...

APEC hotel openings and pipelines hit new highs in 2024

World - Yahoo News - November 11

Man City's slump, Real Madrid lose Militao, Chelsea-Arsenal fallout, more

Man City's fourth straight loss shows the reality that they're not close to where they need to be. PLUS: Real Madrid suffer another critical injury, why Chelsea will be happier than Arsenal, and ...

Sports - ESPN - November 12

Big soccer weekend on CBS, Paramount+: NWSL and USL title games, plus Pulisic's Milan vs. Mckennie's Juventus

Elsewhere in today's edition of the Golazo Starting XI, Wrexham are back in action in League One

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

'Obamacare' enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millions

Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025

Health - ABC News - October 31

Eye Opener: Tens of millions of Americans head to the polls on Election Day

Tens of millions of Americans head to the polls this Election Day. Former President Donald Trump closed out his campaign hitting his key themes plus personal attacks and false claims. Kamala Harris ...

Eye Opener: Millions of Americans facing Thanksgiving travel rush

Millions of Americans face long lines and bad weather on one of the years busiest travel days. Also, cautious optimism in the Middle East as a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes ...

Here’s the big barrier Amazon stock must overcome to reach fresh highs

There is a fundamental reason why the shares have been rebuffed at the $200 mark

Business - MarketWatch - November 4

'Wicked' director Jon Chu says all the Oz works have come at big historical shifts

“Wicked” director Jon M. Chu reflected on how the feature film might have greater meaning in the wake of the election.

3 big reasons to open a CD account before the holidays

If you're looking to take advantage of higher yields, you might want to open a CD account before the holidays.

Lightricks bets on open-source AI video to challenge Big Tech

Lightricks releases LTXV, a breakthrough open-source AI model that generates professional-quality videos in real-time on consumer hardware, challenging tech giants with faster processing speeds and ...

Tech - VentureBeat - 5 days ago

Lightricks bets on open-source AI video to challenge Big Tech

Lightricks releases LTXV, a breakthrough open-source AI model that generates professional-quality videos in real-time on consumer hardware, challenging tech giants with faster processing speeds and ...

Tech - VentureBeat - 5 days ago

Dodgers-Yankees World Series scores close to 16 million viewers for Fox, a seven-year high

The blockbuster World Series matchup of the Dodgers playing the New York Yankees gave Fox an expected ratings boost. The Series showdown delivered the largest audience for a five-game series since ...

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 1

Ivanka Trump has been living the high life in her $24 million Miami megamansion since she left politics

Since 2021, Ivanka has pursued a celebrity lifestyle, traveling the world, attending red carpet events, and renovating the mansion.

Business - MarketWatch - November 13

Netflix’s stock hits record high after news that Tyson-Paul fight drew 108 million viewers

Netflix says bout was the most-streamed global sporting event ever

Business - MarketWatch - November 19

Art world shrugs at $6 million banana purchase

This year has seen some of the worst sales in decades for the art market, and the “Comedian” piece is unlikely to move the needle one way or the other.

Billionaire Larry Ellison helped give a high school student $10 million to play football for Michigan — and gave us a glimpse behind the NIL curtain

Many universities give out NIL deals worth millions of dollars to some of their athletes, but we rarely find out who the individuals are behind the money

Business - MarketWatch - 9 hours ago

Forget Screen Time. We Need to Talk About Screen Real Estate

Spending many hours daily looking at screens feels like a foregone conclusion. The new challenge is paring down what fills them.

Tech - Wired - November 8

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