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With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, and breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the busiest moviegoing weekends of the year. Jon M. Chu's lavish big-budget musical , starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, debuted with $114 million domestically and $164.
2 million globally for Universal Pictures, according to studio estimates Sunday. That made it the third-biggest opening weekend of the year, behind only and . It's also a record for a Broadway musical adaptation, the reports.
Ridley Scott's , a sequel to his 2000 best picture-winning original, launched with $55.5 million in ticket sales. With a price tag of around $250 million to produce it, was a big bet by Paramount Pictures to return to the Coliseum with a largely new cast, led by Denzel Washington and Paul Mescal.
While it opened with a touch less than the $60 million predicted in domestic ticket sales, has performed well overseas. It added $50.5 million internationally.
The collision of the two movies led to talk of the effect of last year, when and launched simultaneously. The nickname this time, Glicked, wasn't as catchy, and the cultural imprint was notably less. Few people sought out a double feature this time.
Below are estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday..
