The collision of the two movies led to some echoes of the Barbenheimer effect of last year, when Barbie and Oppenheimer launched simultaneously
Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande arrive at the premiere of Wicked on Nov. 9 at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the busiest moviegoing weekends of the year., starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, debuted with $114 million domestically and $164.2 million globally for Universal Pictures, according to studio estimates Sunday.
“This weekend’s two strong openers are invigorating a box office that fell apart after a good summer,” said David A. Gross, a film consultant who publishes a newsletter for Franchise Entertainment.launched simultaneously. The nickname this time, “Glicked,” wasn’t quite as catchy and the cultural imprint was also notably less. Few people sought out a double feature this time.
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