Weekend predictions: Wicked on target for the best opening of 2025

November 21st, 2025

From an earnings perspective, Wicked: For Good’s competition this weekend doesn’t come from other movies opening this weekend, but from Wicked: Part One, and from all the other movies that have arrived in theaters in 2025. It will easily beat Wicked’s $112.5-million debut this time last year, but the real question is whether it can top A Minecraft Movie’s $162.8 million to claim the crown as having the biggest weekend of the year. Right now, that’s looking like a good bet, but not a certainty… More...

Weekend predictions: Now You See Me looking to steal weekend from Running Man and Predator

November 14th, 2025

Now You See Me: Now You Don’t goes into the weekend as a very marginal favorite to take the box office crown, but we’re essentially looking at a three-way tie in the predictions as of now. Predator: Badlands could beat back both newcomers, while The Running Man isn’t entirely out of the running. More...

Weekend predictions: Moana likely to ride wave to another weekend win

December 13th, 2024

Kraven the Hunter and The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim both hit theaters this weekend, but Moana 2 and Wicked will probably ride out the storm to end up numbers one and two at the box office, with the newcomers both landing in the top five. More...

Weekend predictions: Moana and Wicked will dominate on another record weekend

December 6th, 2024

Moana 2 and Wicked will combine for another blockbuster weekend in theaters, with our model predicting that the top 10 films will earn $146 million between them, a record for the first weekend after Thanksgiving. Moana 2 should hold on to top spot, although Wicked has been running neck-and-neck with it during the week and the model sees the potential for an unusually strong hold for the Oz musical. More...

Weekend predictions: Glicked could earn a combined $200 million this weekend

November 22nd, 2024

It might not quite be Barbenheimer, but Glicked is set for a fantastic debut this weekend, with Wicked leading the way, and Gladiator II doing solid work in second place, according to our model this morning. The target for Wicked looks to be around $150 million, while Gladiator II could post $50 million. A combined total of $200 million is within reach, but there’s little to be disappointed about if they fall short of their Friday-morning targets. More...

Wicked trailer

May 16th, 2024

Musical starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opens exclusively in theaters on November 27. Full movie details.

Elphaba is a young woman who is misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Glinda is a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda’s unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba’s determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future. More...