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Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have gone their separate ways. via: Page Six Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater seemingly dropped breakup hints months before their split made headlines Monday. While attending multiple “Wicked: For Good” premieres late last year, the co-stars kept their distance from one another. Grande, 32, and Slater, 34, did not pose together at red carpets in New York City, Sao Paulo, Paris, London and Singapore despite doing so for “Wicked: Part 1” in 2024. Wh

IP-crazy Hollywood will never stop. via: Comic Book Wicked: For Good is officially cementing the Wicked movie adaptation as a major success. The sequel film opened to over $200 million at the worldwide box office (over $150 million of it domestically), and despite being hit with harsher critiques than its predecessor, For Good is leaving many viewers spellbound. Combined with the first film’s $759 million box office haul and ten Oscar nominations (with two wins), Universal no

Ariana Grande hasn't shut the door on 'Wicked 3' ... but Singapore has shut the door on a clout chaser who grabbed her during a "Wicked: For Good" event. via: EW Johnson Wen, 26, has been sent back to Australia and "barred from re-entering Singapore" according to reports from multiple outlets, including CBS and BBC News. An influencer who also goes by the moniker "Pyjama Man," Wen sparked outrage at the Nov. 13 Singapore premiere of the Wicked sequel when he jumped over the b

“Wicked” still knows about popular at the box office. via: Variety “Wicked: For Good,” Universal’s rendition of Act Two of the musical sensation, was No. 1 with $150 million from 4,115 North American theaters in its opening weekend. The film set a record for Broadway adaptations, shattering the debut of 2024’s “Wicked” which previously held the benchmark with $112.5 million over the same pre-Thanksgiving frame. These ticket sales also rank as the year’s second-biggest opening

Movie theaters are set for a major boost this weekend as “Wicked: For Good” is projected to earn a towering sum. This is especially good news for exhibitors, who did not see a single blockbuster hit in October or most of November. via: Variety In the opening number of “Wicked: For Good,” Glinda sings the celebratory song “Thank Goodness” to quell the anxieties of the citizens of Oz. Cinema owners will be humming a similar tune over the weekend as the second half of the Broadw

Universal's Wicked recently passed the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office, and now its sequel has a new title. via: THR The...