This movie will be huge, I think it has a good shot at making a billion
sbursp15 on
Universal has really gone all out on the marketing for this movie and it seems like it’s paying off.
I wonder if the presales will be frontloaded by theater fans or if there is just a lot of general audience appeal. Would be nice to have another win for the year.
nicolasb51942003 on
If the stars truly align by the time we reach the release, I think it’s truly set for a $100M opening and a Beauty and the Beast type of run.
But one thing that’ll be interesting is how it holds against Moana 2, and that’s another guaranteed hit this holiday season.
vegasromantics on
Yeah, I’m seeing that too. I was going to buy tickets for the early access screening in my area…and they’re completely sold out (outside of a few seats in the front)
MuptonBossman on
I guess you could say that pre-sales are so high, they’re defying gravity.
RobbieRecudivist on
First week is going to be huge. There’s been massive child/ teenage girl oriented marketing and both musical enthusiasts and Ariana fans will show up early. The issue for this one is whether it can hold its ground against Moana.
SweetestSaffron on
There’s a massive potential audience for this film
Block-Busted on
First **Gladiator 2**, then **Wicked**, and soon **Moana 2**. November 2024 is heating up already.
codyv on
So many people on here were doubting Wicked. Watch this make top 10 2024 and smash their beloved Sonic 3
007Kryptonian on
Not shocked, even as someone who doesn’t care for this movie at all and likely won’t be seeing it (Gladiator II is my pick though that probably won’t be good). Wicked will be massive
ChaosMagician777 on
The Ozheads are all over this
Educational_Slice897 on
Holy shit I knew it, I think we’re getting Barbenheimer 2!!
valkyria_knight881 on
Glicked is happening, guys!
ChasWFairbanks on
This film looks to be a smash with both critics and ticket buyers.
I’m seeing Fan Event shows at Cinemarks. 30 bucks a ticket like 60-70% sold.
The movie was pushed hard during the Olympics looks like its going to payoff.
frogsgemsntrains on
that guy from the other thread isn’t gonna be happy about this lmao
Youngstar9999 on
2 things I’m curious to see: How domestic(+ other English speaking countries like UK) heavy will this be? And how will this movie and Moanan 2 perform at the same time, since they both aim at the same demo.
Separate-Medicine337 on
This movie isn’t selling anything here at my Midwestern theater. I wonder if pre-sales are mainly high in big cities like NYC, Los Angeles, etc.
Officialnoah on
Gladiator and Wicked are both going to knock this sub’s expectations out of the water and I can’t wait to see it after how long they were doubting both.
TheCoolKat1995 on
This is great news. The 2024 box office has been losing momentum ever since summer ended (with “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” being the most successful film of the fall season so far), so “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” both becoming breakout hits would really be helpful.
MoonMan997 on
Lmao Glicked might be real
In all honesty it’s two films perfectly counterprograming each other more than a singular event. Much more A Star is Born to a Venom than the next Barbenheimer.
I do think this puts a ceiling on Moana though. Inside Out 2 was four-quadrant programming at its finest, but I think Moana II is gonna lose a lot of young women to Wicked. Moana will make a killing amongst families though, it just doesn’t quite have nostalgia on its side to be the phenomenon a lot on this sub think it’s gonna be.
Superhero_Hater_69 on
Barbie of this yr?
sherm54321 on
I have been saying for a long time that people were underestimating this movie. As long as it’s well received by audiences I think this will be quite big.
Vadermaulkylo on
I told yall. It was Barbie and Deadpool and Wolverine again. The GA, especially girls, are *insanely* hyped for this in my experience. It’s my sister and ex’s most anticipated upcoming movie. My sister hasn’t been to a theater since MoM(and that was just from NWH hype).
I’ll take this further. I’ve seen 5x as much hype for this as Moana 2. Not saying it’ll do better than Moana though.
NorthNorthSalt on
Would not be surprised if this is a breakout, but I do want to slightly caution everyone here. This movie stars Ariana Grande, who has a very dedicated fan base, so you should expect this to be more pre-sale heavy than most titles.
But yeah, I think the race between this and Gladiator 2 should be very fun
JuanDiegoOlivarez on
r/boxoffice doubted Wicked, of course it was gonna do well.
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This movie will be huge, I think it has a good shot at making a billion
Universal has really gone all out on the marketing for this movie and it seems like it’s paying off.
I wonder if the presales will be frontloaded by theater fans or if there is just a lot of general audience appeal. Would be nice to have another win for the year.
If the stars truly align by the time we reach the release, I think it’s truly set for a $100M opening and a Beauty and the Beast type of run.
But one thing that’ll be interesting is how it holds against Moana 2, and that’s another guaranteed hit this holiday season.
Yeah, I’m seeing that too. I was going to buy tickets for the early access screening in my area…and they’re completely sold out (outside of a few seats in the front)
I guess you could say that pre-sales are so high, they’re defying gravity.
First week is going to be huge. There’s been massive child/ teenage girl oriented marketing and both musical enthusiasts and Ariana fans will show up early. The issue for this one is whether it can hold its ground against Moana.
There’s a massive potential audience for this film
First **Gladiator 2**, then **Wicked**, and soon **Moana 2**. November 2024 is heating up already.
So many people on here were doubting Wicked. Watch this make top 10 2024 and smash their beloved Sonic 3
Not shocked, even as someone who doesn’t care for this movie at all and likely won’t be seeing it (Gladiator II is my pick though that probably won’t be good). Wicked will be massive
The Ozheads are all over this
Holy shit I knew it, I think we’re getting Barbenheimer 2!!
Glicked is happening, guys!
This film looks to be a smash with both critics and ticket buyers.
When Moana 2 tickets go on sale.
https://i.redd.it/bq1cx0oo2rtd1.gif
I’m seeing Fan Event shows at Cinemarks. 30 bucks a ticket like 60-70% sold.
The movie was pushed hard during the Olympics looks like its going to payoff.
that guy from the other thread isn’t gonna be happy about this lmao
2 things I’m curious to see: How domestic(+ other English speaking countries like UK) heavy will this be? And how will this movie and Moanan 2 perform at the same time, since they both aim at the same demo.
This movie isn’t selling anything here at my Midwestern theater. I wonder if pre-sales are mainly high in big cities like NYC, Los Angeles, etc.
Gladiator and Wicked are both going to knock this sub’s expectations out of the water and I can’t wait to see it after how long they were doubting both.
This is great news. The 2024 box office has been losing momentum ever since summer ended (with “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” being the most successful film of the fall season so far), so “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” both becoming breakout hits would really be helpful.
Lmao Glicked might be real
In all honesty it’s two films perfectly counterprograming each other more than a singular event. Much more A Star is Born to a Venom than the next Barbenheimer.
I do think this puts a ceiling on Moana though. Inside Out 2 was four-quadrant programming at its finest, but I think Moana II is gonna lose a lot of young women to Wicked. Moana will make a killing amongst families though, it just doesn’t quite have nostalgia on its side to be the phenomenon a lot on this sub think it’s gonna be.
Barbie of this yr?
I have been saying for a long time that people were underestimating this movie. As long as it’s well received by audiences I think this will be quite big.
I told yall. It was Barbie and Deadpool and Wolverine again. The GA, especially girls, are *insanely* hyped for this in my experience. It’s my sister and ex’s most anticipated upcoming movie. My sister hasn’t been to a theater since MoM(and that was just from NWH hype).
I’ll take this further. I’ve seen 5x as much hype for this as Moana 2. Not saying it’ll do better than Moana though.
Would not be surprised if this is a breakout, but I do want to slightly caution everyone here. This movie stars Ariana Grande, who has a very dedicated fan base, so you should expect this to be more pre-sale heavy than most titles.
But yeah, I think the race between this and Gladiator 2 should be very fun
r/boxoffice doubted Wicked, of course it was gonna do well.