Ariana Grande (left) and Cynthia Erivo in a scene from "Wicked." Photo: Universal Pictures "Wicked" and "Gladiator II" — two of the year's most anticipated blockbusters — made a combined $170 million in domestic ticket sales.

The two movies combined to pull in more than $200 million at the box office, with 'Wicked' leading the way.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

“Gladiator II” also gave the box office a boost this weekend, landing in second with $55.5 million, CNBC reported. Twenty-four years after Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning movie hit theaters, the acclaimed director returned for a sequel led by Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal and Joseph Quinn.

"Wicked" and "Gladiator II" dominated the US box office over the weekend, with "Wicked" expected to rake in $114 million. But first, Huawei's launch of its first flagship phone on Tuesday shows

With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately,

The biggest U.S. opening weekend of the year is still Deadpool & Wolverine, which opened to $211 million at the domestic box office, followed by Inside Out 2 with $155 million, but Wicked managed to scoot past Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at $111 million.

The pair of films came did huge business as Thanskgiving gets underway in the U.S. And globally, they have earned $164.2 million and $221 million, respectively.

Wicked” is pocketing lots of green, with the Universal release coming in on the upper side of projections to head toward the third-biggest domestic opening of the year. Now forecasting a $117 million sum for the weekend,

The highly anticipated “Wickediator” weekend is finally upon us, as Part One of Jon M. Chu’s Broadway adaptation premiered on the 2024 movie calendar on the same day as Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II. The witchy Wicked took top billing — and broke some records in the process — as it handily defeated the Roman Empire with its $114 million three-day opening.