Wicked and Gladiator II are each off to a robust begin on the field workplace; nonetheless, it gained’t be as massive of a gap weekend as Barbenheimer.
Depraved and Gladiator II are each now enjoying in United States theaters. The previous is an adaptation of the favored Broadway musical of the identical title starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, whereas the latter is director Ridley Scott’s long-awaited sequel to 2000’s Gladiator.
How a lot have Depraved and Gladiator II made on the field workplace up to now?
Per Deadline, Common Photos is reporting that Depraved has up to now made roughly $19.2 million this week throughout early previews.
Roughly $2.5 million of that $19.2 million got here from Amazon Prime screenings that have been held at 750 theaters in the US. Early Wednesday screenings in 2,000 theaters introduced in one other $5.7 million, whereas Thursday previews grossed roughly $11 million.
The film is now anticipated to make greater than $120 million by the top of the weekend.
Paramount Photos, in the meantime, is reporting that Gladiator II has up to now earned $6.5 million from 3,200 places. The movie is eying a gap weekend gross of someplace between $59 million and $66 million.
“As we all the time say on Thursday, take these estimates with a grain of salt,” Deadline’s article notes. “If the studio studies decrease, it doesn’t essentially imply that any film is with out momentum.”
Whereas many have been evaluating the Gladiator II and Depraved opening weekend to Barbenheimer, the 2023 film phenomenon occasion was off to a stronger begin. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie earned $22.3 million in Thursday previews, whereas Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning Oppenheimer made $10.5. By the point they completed their theatrical run, Barbie made round $1.446 billion whereas Oppenheimer got here in simply shy of a billion {dollars} at $976.8 million.
Depraved and Gladiator II are actually each enjoying in theaters.
