Why "Glicked" swept the box office

"Wicked" lead the box office with $114 million, while "Gladiator II" earned $55 million in a record-setting pre-Thanksgiving weekend. The combined success marks the biggest pre-Thanksgiving weekend opening since the COVID-19 pandemic. Rebecca Rubin, a senior film and media reporter with Variety, has more.

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