“Wicked” Continues to Captivate Audiences, Securing Top Spot atโฃ Box Office
Theโข “Wicked”โ feature is projected to โmaintain โstrong performance through the Thanksgiving holiday and into December. The film garnered generally positive reviews, โคthough reception for “Forโ Good” is โขslightly cooler โฃthan โtheโข critical acclaim received by its 2024 predecessor. Early audience response mirrors that of last year’s release,โ with CinemaScore awarding โan “A” grade. Universal invested $300 million in both “Wicked” films, excluding marketing costs, establishing them as major event releases.
“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” isโ anticipatedโค to fall toโ second โplaceโค afterโ debuting at number one last weekend. The film earned $2.6 million on Friday,with projections estimating a โค$9.4โข million sophomore weekend-a 55% drop from its โขopening. Itsโค domestic total is expected to reach $37.1 million โafterโค tenโข days, with international sales contributing the majority of revenue.
“Predator: Badlands” is tracking for third, adding $1.7 million on Friday,aโฃ 51% decrease โfrom the โprevious โweek. The Disney โขsci-fi sequel isโฃ poised to โขexceed $76.5 million domestically by Sunday, nearing the franchise’s highest-grossing North Americanโข theatrical release, “Alien vs. Predator” โค($80 million).
“The Running Man” โis slipping to fourth, earningโข $1.66 million on Friday and projecting a $6 millionโค weekend-a significant 63% drop.โค The $110 million production, starring Glen Powell and directed by Edgar Wright, is projected to โฃreach โa $27.2โ million domestic cume through Sunday.
“Rental Family,” a Searchlight Pictures family drama starring โคBrendan Fraser, is expected to take fifth place, earning $1.2 million on Friday and in previews from โ1,925 locations.โ Positive reviews and audience reception are expected to sustain the film’s โmomentum,โข and it received โฃan “A” grade from โCinemaScore.
“Sisu: Road to Revenge” is debuting just outside the top five, opening in 2,222 venues. The film earned โapproximately $1.2 million on โFriday and in previews,slightly โbehind โคthe $1.3โค million opening day of the original “Sisu” in โค2023. While the first filmโ finished with โ$7.2 million domestically and $14.2 million worldwide, its cult following promptedโ a sequel. “Road to Revenge” has โขreceived positive reviews and earned a “B” grade โfrom CinemaScore.
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