The big test to Wicked 's staying power will likely come in just a week. Disney is releasing Moana 2 ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Considering both movies are musicals with broad appeal, they are two movies that are appealing to the same audience, likely the reason that Wicked moved up its release date.

As most have by now picked up, two disparate, big-budget films are sharing a release date: One, an R-rated historical epic stacked with a starry cast of Oscar hopefuls. The other, a musical based on a beloved property with plenty of

Paramount Pictures Two very different, very anticipated movies are headed into theaters Friday, and some prognosticators say it could lead to a new “Barbenheimer” box office bonanza. Wicked and Gladiator II are Friday’s big openers,