Josh O’Connor hosted ‘SNL,’ but Ashley Padilla ran away with the episode
The sophomore star’s legend grows. It’s past time for Lorne Michaels to promote her from featured status.
Wicked
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‘Five Nights a Freddy’s’ sequel scares off ‘Zootopia 2’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’
The sequel delivered a $63M opening weekend to prove that its predecessor’s debut wasn’t a fluke.
‘Zootopia 2’ goes wild over Thanksgiving weekend
Disney’s animated sequel easily outfoxed ‘Wicked: For Good.’
The Monthly June 2025
Three things to know. Two trailers to watch. One article to read. Here’s what you need to know for this month.
First ‘Wicked: For Good’ trailer brings the fight to the Wizard
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande take us back to Oz. PLUS: Trailers for ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ and more, first look at Josh Brolin in ‘Whalefall,’ and Marc Maron ends ‘WTF.’
‘Mufasa’ finally gets a weekend win over ‘Sonic 3’
With no major new releases to open the year, Disney’s ‘Lion King’ prequel barely squeaks past Sonic and his buddies.
‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ and ‘Mufasa’ split the Christmas box office haul
The third ‘Sonic’ movie won the traditional three-day frame while the live-action ‘Lion King’ prequel captured the five-day long weekend.
‘Sonic 3’ rings up a huge box office win over the live-action ‘Mufasa’
The ‘Sonic’ franchise continues to be box office gold while Disney’s remake strategy begins to show weakness.
No one was cravin’ ‘Kraven’ as ‘Moana 2’ hits $700M worldwide
Sony’s latest attempt at a Spider-Man spinoff opened even worse than ‘Madame Web.’
‘Moana 2’ cruises past $300M with a dominant second weekend
The Disney sequel led another big weekend at the box office, with ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ putting up great numbers too.
‘Moana 2’ knows the way to a massive Thanksgiving weekend
The animated sequel earned a record-breaking $221M over the five-day span, while ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ add to their holiday hauls.
A ‘Wicked’ good weekend at the box office
The adaptation of the hit Broadway musical opened with $114M while Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’ debuted with $55.5M.
Defying courtesy: ‘Wicked’ fans turn screenings into their own personal concerts
The social contract has been shredded. PLUS: No ‘Star Wars’ in December 2026, Conan O’Brien to host the Oscars, and trailers for ‘Elio’ and the live-action ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ remake.