Business
The “Wicked” Spell Wearing Off A Bit After Losing to “Zootopia 2” in Second Weekend, Still Headed to $300 Mil This Week
"Wicked For Good" lost some steam this holiday weekend.
The "Wicked" sequel originally came in like the cyclone that blew Dorothy's house off its foundation.
But for a second weekend, "WFG"...
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Box Office: “Wicked For Good” Takes a Drubbing from “Zootopia 2” Even with $233 Million Banked, Nothing Else Matters
In the 2025 Thanksgiving box office, you're either a blockbuster or not much else.
"Zootopia 2" and "Wicked 2" are all that matters, it seems.
The...
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Shocker: “Wicked For Good” Trounced by “Zootopia 2” on Thanksgiving, Sequel Defies Logic with $60 Mil in Two Days
Here's a Thanksgiving box office shocker.
"Wicked For Good" was bested by another movie yesterday. Trounced, really.
"Zootopia 2" cleaned up with $19.2 million as parents...
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Box Office Tuesday: “Wicked” on Way to $200 Mil Gets Tiny Increase of 7% from Monday, “Zootopia 2” Arrives with $10 Mil
Something wicked this way goes?
After a huge start, "Wicked for Good" -- down to 68% on Rotten Tomatoes -- has slowed down precipitously on...
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Box Office: “Wicked for Good” Hits the Real World, Drops 57% on First Weekday But Still Makes Almost $15 Million
Monday box office.
There's always a fall off, a rude awakening for the big weekend hit.
And so it is for "Wicked for Good" which made...
Business
UPDATED Broadway: $27 Mil “Queen of Versailles,” Musical Will Close January 4th After Terrible Reviews Sent Box Office Reeling
UPDATED WEDS 3:25pm: Hard figures show that once reviews came out, "Queen of Versailles" plummeted. They went from just over $1 million to $877K....
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Timothee Chalamet, “Marty Supreme” Filmmakers Gamble on Merch for Movie Few Have Seen, One Hoodie Going for $1,075 on ebay
Few people have seen "Marty Supreme."
I saw the Josh Safdie directed film at its one New York Film Festival screening last month.
This week, more...
Business
“Wicked For Good” Opens to Spellbound $150 Million, Sets Record for Broadway Show Transfer to Film, Even Without Toto
The whole box office was consumed by "Wicked for Good" this weekend.
The second part of "Wicked" brought in $150 million, setting a record for...
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Box Office Boffo for “Wicked For Good” As Part 2 Casts Spell with $30.8 Mil Previews, Could Hit $200 Mil Weekend Despite So-So Reviews
"Wicked For Good" did good last night.
The Universal blockbuster scored $30.8 million in previews. It could reach a $200 million weekend.
This is despite so-so...
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Box Office: “Wicked: For Good” Sells Out Most Manhattan Shows for Previews Tonight Despite Meh Reviews: The Fans Are Coming
Quick look around Manhattan theaters:
"Wicked For Good" has sold out most of its shows in the city.
At Lincoln Plaza, generally the bellwether, all the...
Books
Book Sales: Kamala Harris’s “107 Days” Out Paces Eric Trump 2 to 1, Cheryl Hines Drops to Number 15,889 While Epstein Book Is a...
The book business for topical subjects is a rough place right now.
The late Virginia Giuffre's "Nobody's Girl" is a smash hit thanks to the...