“Box Office Battle” is The Fly’s weekly roundup of what movies topped the weekend’s box office.
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Comcast (CMCSA) subsidiary Universal’s “Wicked” won this weekend at the North American box office, coming ahead of “Gladiator II” with $114M. The movie ranks among the biggest openings of all time for a big-screen musical, and one of the top openings of 2024. “Wicked” earned an estimated $164.2M globally.
BOX OFFICE RUNNER-UPS: Paramount’s (PARA) “Gladiator II” placed number 2 with $55.5M for a global cume of $221M. Behind it was Amazon (AMZN) MGM Studios’ Christmas movie “Red One” with another $13.3M in its third weekend. “Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.” Placed number 4 with a $5.1M debut. Rounding out the top five, Sony‘s (SONY) “Venom: The Last Dance” grossed an estimated $4M.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:
- “Wicked” – $114M
- “Gladiator II” – $55.5M
- “Red One” – $13.3M
- “Bonhoeff: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.” – $5.1M
- “Venom: The Last Dance” – $4M
Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include Lionsgate (LGF.B), Disney (DIS), Warner Bros. (WBD), and Apple (AAPL).
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