The ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator 2’ double-bill may not have lived up to 2023’s Barbenheimer hype, but it still managed to breathe life back into a struggling box office

Over a year since the Barbenheimer phenomenon took place, now its time for Wicked and Gladiator II to take its place.

Is Glicked the new Barbenheimer? ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ storm the box office - “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” have debuted in theaters with a combined $270 million in ticket sales