The seasonsmost-anticipated box office clash delivered the fireworks, with UniversalsWickedearning nearly twice as much as ParamountsGladiator II.
This is thebiggest debut for a Broadway adaptationand the 10th-biggest opening for November.
The critics score isnt too shabby either, at 90%.
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But, conversely, it could empower studios to produce more musicals.
The costly action-adventure film, starringDwayne JohnsonandChris Evans, has now passed the $50 million mark domestically.
The fourth spot went to Angel Studios faith-based genre filmBonhoeffer: Pastor.
The story of how a green-skinned woman framed by the Wizard of Oz becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
Assassin, which generated just over $5 million in its debut weekend.
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The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
