“Wicked” and “Gladiator II” both drew less in Thursday previews than their “Barbenheimer” counterparts, but are still expected to help the fall box office.

Universal Pictures’ “Wicked” and Paramount Pictures’ “Gladiator II” are expected to post gravity-defying numbers at the domestic box office this weekend. On the heels of a solid summer ...

NEW YORK — With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the ...

NEW YORK — With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the ...

With the historical epic "Gladiator II" and pink-tinged musical "Wicked" debuting on the same weekend later this year, there's real potential for another "Barbenheimer" double-feature phenomenon.

Then, during “Gladiator,” Maximus has a maxim he loves to share: “What we do in life echoes in eternity." The aphorism makes an appearance in “II” to lend it depth and scope.

In a box office battle of the sexes, “Wicked” attracted mostly women and arrived to $114 million in North America, while “Gladiator II” was more popular with men and collected $56 million.

The original Gladiator film starred Russell Crowe, Djimon Hounsou, Joaquin Phoenix and Connie Nielsen, who reprises her role in the sequel. Directed by Ridley Scott (who also returns for Gladiator ...

While I do not think "Gladiator II" is as good as "Gladiator," I did enjoy the movie and think it found a way to continue the story so many of us fell in love with 24 years ago.

Gladiator feels like one of the last blockbuster movies to not feel like a “CGI fest.”The CGI superhero and fantasy revolution would come soon after with Spider-Man and Harry Potter. Obviously ...

By JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) — With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has strugg… ...