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‘Wicked’ Conjures Magical Opening, ‘Gladiator II’ Shows Staying Power at U.K., Ireland Box Office


Universal's screen adaptation of 'Wicked' dominated the U.K. and Ireland box office with a commanding $17.2 million debut.

Trafalgar Releasing’s Metropolitan Opera presentation of “Tosca” debuted in eighth place with £129,206, followed by Polish holiday entry “Listy Do M. 6” from Magnetes Pictures, which opened with £123,448. Edward Berger’s awards season contender “Conclave,” featuring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini, will open in over 300 locations through Vue Entertainment. Netflix is theatrically distributing animated feature “That Christmas” from director Simon Otto, while AX1 Entertainment’s “Power Alley,” Evrit Films Productions’ “Two of a Kind,” and Dogwoof’s “Made in Ethiopia” round out the week’s releases.

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