00:00The Wicked sequel starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo dominates the North American box office with record-breaking debuts.
00:08Universal's music sequel, Wicked for Good, captured the box office crown in its North American premiere this weekend,
00:15collecting an estimated $150 million.
00:18Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return as Oz's iconic witches
00:24to conclude the storyline introduced in last year's blockbuster first installment.
00:28Reports in the industry confirmed that it is the biggest opening ever for a Broadway musical adaptation.
00:35Analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research described it as sensational
00:41in a record-breaking launch for a fantasy-adventure sequel
00:44and stated that it is a broad-appeal Hollywood film-making at its best
00:48in a spectacular adventure story told from a female point of view.
00:52Liongate's Now You See Me, Now You Don't, however, landed in second place
00:57at the U.S. and Canadian box office, bringing in $9.1 million, according to Exhibitor Relations.
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