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Hands down, biggest pre-Thanksgiving post pandemic. Watch on Deadline Spilt up, UniversalsWickedopened to$114Mwhile ParamountsGladiator IIdid$55.5M. The musical is also hands down Cynthia Erivos best opening ever at the box office. ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’Universal/Warner Bros. The running global tally on the Ridley Scott directed epic is already$220M. As far as the lower ticket sales forWickedandGladiator II,both have runtimes at 2 1/2 hour-plus. Nothing tops the cinematic experience, and audiences are loving it....

UPDATED:UniversalsWickedis singing at the global box office, with an estimated$164.2Mdebut. Related Stories ‘Despicable Me 4’ Helps Franchise Make History And Is No. Leading all play, theUK & Irelandcame in higher than projected, at a clear No. Wicked, Gladiator 2Universal Pictures/Paramount Pictures At $6.7M including previews,Australiaopened at No. 1 on 327 screens with a 59% share of the Top 10 titles. 1 $4.7M bow, with 47% share and strong audience scores....

Or like whenSex and the City doesa movie. We should do a movie! I mean, we would love to do anything. Kether Donohue, Aya Cash, Desmin Borges and Chris Geere in ‘You’re the Worst’.Byron Cohen/FX/Courtesy Everett Collection The obvious answer is unless FX wants to do it, we cant do it. And dont expect them to take the crowd-funding route either. Then we have, like, Zach Braffs movie [2014sWish I Was Here] that no one watched?...

AsWickedtakes the box office by storm,Ariana GrandeandKristin Chenowethare reminding audiences who was the original friend of Dorothy. Whether its romantic or platonic, Glinda might be a little in the closet, Grande toldGay Times. Give it a little time. Kristin Chenoweth and Ariana Grande attend a screening of ‘Wicked’ on Oct. 28, 2024 in New York City.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Universal Pictures I mean, it is just a true love, and I think that transcends sexuality....

Do I really have to write jokes for this? Bill Maher said amid chuckles. They dont f around. Bill Maher on ‘Real Time’HBO Theyre not even in charge yet, they just won the election. Already, big changes in the House. Yeah, thank God the adults are back in charge, he sarcastically quipped. Holocaust Museum’s Board He said, Right away,Lindsey Grahamvolunteered to check for dicks. Then theresFox & Friends Pete Hegseth, whos nominated to be the Secretary of Defense....

I had screen tested in 2017. It was him and another producer, Erik Kenward. The first thing out of my mouth was, Im Canadian, too. Bowen Yang and Lorne Michaels attend the 74th Primetime Emmys on Sept. 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images I grew up in Montreal. I grew up in Quebec and immediately it was done, it was a vibe killer. Like, I didnt get the job because I had pandered to his Canadianness and it was a disaster....

EXCLUSIVE:Pamela Andersonsays she has danced between shame and beating myself up and shes still here. I think its one of the best screen performances of the year. The breakthrough has been a long time coming. Pamela AndersonJosh Telles for Deadline I wouldnt change one thing about my life or I wouldnt be here, she declares. But shes still here. Its a dinosaur of a gig thats been running for 38 years and Shelly was there at the beginning....

Cherhas some choice words to describe a director with whom she previously worked. I actually got the guy fromThe Muppetsfired. He would go, At least my wife loves me! Cher / Peter BogdanovichGetty Images He was an asshole. He was not nice to the girls in the film and he was so fing arrogant. I really, really disliked him. And I say, Well, the kitchen is working pretty well, why dont we do that again?...

Dana Carveyisnt done with his return toSaturday Night Live, although hes probably packing in theElon Muskimpression for now. When you leave the good nights atSNL, sometimes you do it with the host. You go under the bleachers and you come out. Dana Carvey as Elon Musk on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images So I think it was John Mulaney. And I started skipping too, and skipping feels really good compared to walking or even running....

Both groups sold millions around the world, and Donny became a solo superstar. However, following two decades of success, Donny Osmond could suddenly no longer get arrested. In an interview withThe Times of London, he remembers asking Michael Jackson for advice. Michael Jackson and Donny Osmond at the American Music Awards in Hollywood in 1974Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images Jacksons answer, according to Osmond was, Change your name. He was right, but I never did....

EXCLUSIVE:Mark Kimsey andRoger Birnbaums Electromagnetic Productions are developing the feature film,Inconceivable. All the while, the question nagged at me: What if I waited too long? said screenwriter Lauren Black. Colleen Camp, Jonathan M. Black and Lauren BlackCourtesy Watch on Deadline Inconceivabletackles the hot-button issues of infertility and IVF head-on.

EXCLUSIVE:Idris Elbais set to joinMasters of the Universe, theTravis Knight-directed film for Amazon MGM. Sources said that Elba will play the role of Duncan, Man-At-Arms. The film is a coproduction between Escape Artists and Mattel. Idris ElbaAfrica Cinema Summit. Pic stars Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, and Camila Mendes as Teela. Elba is repped by The Artists Partnership and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole. Man-At-Arms and his adopted daughter Teela often scout the borders of Eternia for signs of lurking evil....

This followedFly Me To The Moon sinability to measure up in its extended box office run. It underscores the continuing dilemma between streaming bows and risky theatrical release deals with big P&A spends. Watch on Deadline Watts has given Deadline an exclusive explanation of his view of what happened. Jon WattsCourtesy photo Here goes: I showed Apple my final cut ofWolfsearly this year, Watts told Deadline. They were extremely enthusiastic about it and immediately commissioned me to start writing a sequel....