A very smart release date change.
Both movies are aimed at females.
ButWickedcounts a fanbase of a reported 30M people from around the globe whove seen the Stephen Schwartz stage show.
‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Wicked’Paramount/Universal Pictures
Not to mention, its the first of two parts this movie has to work.
Uni isnt plotting aHorizonscenario here.
Uni has been in this scenario before last July with the guy movieOppenheimeropening to $82.4M againstBarbies $162M.
Wickedis one of Unis cornerstone event films for this year, in theJurassic World: Dominionsense of the word.
Theteaser trailer that dropped during the Super Bowlalready has clocked 230M views online, with Trailer No.
If that doesnt scream want-to-see, I dont know what does.
EPs are David Nicksay, Schwartz and Jared LeBoff.
Also opening on November 22 is Angel StudiosBonhoeffer.
Meanwhile,Moana 2now stands alone as the sole wide release on November 27.
If anyone has any counterprogramming, i.e.
a low-budget action or horror film theres a vacancy on that date.
