Box office battle Gladiator II and evil The latter took the lead in the opening weekend for both sides. Gladiator II“Ridley Scott Best Picture” starring Paul Mescal is the sequel 24 years later, and the director will return to the helm of another ancient Roman epic. It premiered at the box office the same weekend as the movie evil release. Sword and Sandals Movie Rivalry and Adaptation of the First Scene of the Popular Musical Prequel The Wizard of Oz Called “Glicked” in homage to 2023’s “Barbenheimer.”
Every deadlineas of Saturday morning, evil Already safely ahead Gladiator II The domestic box office is expected to be $117 million over the three-day opening weekend. Ridley Scott’s film is expected to take in $60 million in its opening weekend, nearly half of the musical’s. However, evil Both a musical and a female-fronted movie, both films have a habit of opening early on their opening weekends, so if they don’t do well at the box office on Sunday, both films could end up with A smaller gap ends the weekend before Thanksgiving. Box office debut.
What this means for Evil and Gladiators II
Both films are expected to be huge successes
So far, both movies have found their feet. Gladiator IIThe box office debut will be nearly double the original film’s $34.8 million debut, while evil Earn one of the best opening weekends of the year. However, both have a long way to go, as films typically need to earn back two and a half times their budget to break even. Given that approximately $150 million evil The budget is even bigger Gladiator II The budget is expected to be between $210 and $250 million, with the former likely to have to earn at least $375 million and the latter likely to be $575 million or more.
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The company has a massive advertising campaign, including multiple brand partnerships, which may further boost its break-even point.
Considering that the international box office of the opening weekend has not yet been calculated, evil A break-even point appears to be on track. In fact, it may become one of the highest-grossing musicals of all time, as the best-performing stage musical adaptation currently is Mamma Mia! ($609.8 million), debuting at just $27.7 million. this Gladiator II With such a high budget, distribution may have struggled. However, if it maintains its trajectory relative to the original film, it will likely gross over $900 million worldwide by the end of its run.
Our thoughts on opening weekend
The competition is far from over
Gladiator II Slow and steady growth is likely to occur, continually closing the gap with competitors. However, if evil Maintaining this projected opening, it could break records, as the only movie musical to debut over $100 million is 2018’s beauty and the Beast and 2019 lion kingthe global box office exceeded 1 billion US dollars. However, these are Disney properties and Disney is about to launch moana 2 Making its midweek debut, it’s likely to steal the spotlight, so it remains to be seen which Glicked contender emerges victorious.
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Director Jon M. Chu
Release date November 22, 2024
StudioMarc Platt Productions
DistributorUniversal Pictures
Screenwriters Gregory Maguire, Winnie Holtzman, Dana Fox, L. Frank Baum Actors Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Gobb Len, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bird, Bowen Young, Bronwyn James, Kira Settle, Peter Dinklage, Aaron Chang, Gracia De La Paz, Colin Michael Carmichael/Adam James/ Andy Nyman/Courtney May-Briggs/Sharon D. Clark/Jenna Boyd
Characters: Elphaba Throop, Glinda Goran, Mrs. Morrible, The Wizard, Fiero Tiglaral, Burke, Nessaros Throop, Pfanni, Shen Shen, Ko Miss Del, Dr. Dillamond (voice), Avarick Tammeadows, Gilligan, Professor Nikki Dick, Glinda’s father, Governor Frakespar Throop, Melina Si Ropp “The Midwife”
Film length: 160 minutes
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Release date November 22, 2024
Studios Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Red Wagon Entertainment
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Characters: Lucius Verus, Marcus Acacius, Macrinus, Lucilla, Emperor Caracalla, Emperor Geta, Gracchus
Film length: 148 minutes
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