Happy Friday, Insiders.
Defying gravity, UniversalsWickeddebuted at $164.2M, the biggest opening weekend for a Broadway adaptation.
The bumper number also placesWickedas the highest-grossing opening Friday flick in Imax for a PG film.
‘Moana 2’Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
Despite attempts to lump the two flicks together for a combined Glicked opening weekend, this isnt a like-for-like.
TheGladiator IIsplit was $55.5M domestic and $165.5M internationally.
The ticket stubs are set to continue flowing this weekend asDisneysMoana 2starts its international run.
From left: ‘Moana2,’ ‘Wicked‘ and ‘Gladiator II’Disney/Universal/Paramount
spot in 10 markets.
Globally, the total through Wednesday is $66.3M.
The projected international box office opening through Sunday is $100M+.
Remember when we all decided the pandemic had killed off theaters?
Well, its a happy holiday season at the cinema.
It is an intriguing move, which Netflix France boss Pauline Dauvin hailed as a first for the nation.
The musician and dancer teamed with Belgian-Iranian writer-director Hamed Mobasser to create featureRumba Royale.
It also marks Ipupas first acting role.
Peter White with the scoop.
Very Hot:A biopic about iconic Italian actress Anna Magnani isin developmentat Indiana Production, Mel revealed.
I did knock:Emma ThompsonsNanny McPheestage musical iseyeing a 2026 West End debut, sources told Breaking Baz.
Give me shelter:Belgiums Umedia, which oversees tax shelter funds in country,bought intoBelga Studios.
MasterChef UK:The cooking competitionstood downjudge Gregg Wallace after allegations around his behavior on set emerged.
BBC News:Top presenter Mishal Husain isexitingthe UKs biggest newsroom after 25 years.
Banned:Australia is set to become the first country tooutlaw social mediafor under-16s.
:Hollywoods go-to espionage and military advisor Paul Biddisstalked about his role in that Saoirse Ronan viral clip.
RIP:To reclusive Asian tycoonAnanda Krishnan, owner of Malaysian satcaster Astro, who passed away aged 86.
Trailer:ForSaint Pierre, the buzzy Canadian police procedural set on a remote Atlantic island.
This weeksInternational Insiderwas written by Jesse Whittock and edited by Max Goldbart.
