movie Wicked (2024) | Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande | RT: 90% MC: 73

[Ampersand13]

Absolutely loved it. I... Ugh, so much fun and such a magical experience to watch it in a theater. We got lucky, no one was singing along or anything like that. Everyone was completely mesmerized (people clapped when the film ended they loved it so much ). 

[Tusk]

The soundtrack is a hot mess. Muffled sounds. Disjointed editing. You can definitely tell they took from multiple sources.  
 

This is what happened when it's live singing on set.

[Lovett]

25 minutes ago, Tusk said:

The soundtrack is a hot mess. Muffled sounds. Disjointed editing. You can definitely tell they took from multiple sources.  
 

This is what happened when it's live singing on set.

Wtf were you listening to?  Because that's definitely not the soundtrack I just listened to…

[KKW]

LOATHING

UNADULTERATED LOATHING

FOR YOUR FACE

YOUR VOICE

YOUR CLOTHING

LET'S JUST SAY…

I LOATHE IT ALL

 

[Tusk]

15 minutes ago, Lovett said:

Wtf were you listening to?  Because that's definitely not the soundtrack I just listened to…

Seriously?  Haha

 

The speaking parts in the songs have a way different volume than the singing parts.

[R.E.M.]

41 minutes ago, Tusk said:

The soundtrack is a hot mess. Muffled sounds. Disjointed editing. You can definitely tell they took from multiple sources.  
 

This is what happened when it's live singing on set.

... you do realize the soundtrack was recorded separately, right? They recorded and produced (by Stephen Schwartz; multi-Oscar and Grammy award winning songwriter/producer) it before they even started filming. 

 

Maybe it's time to trade in your AliExpress headphones.

[Lovett]

13 minutes ago, Tusk said:

Seriously?  Haha

 

The speaking parts in the songs have a way different volume than the singing parts.

I can understand the critiques between the speaking and vocal parts. That's usually an issue with soundtracks like this. But I don't personally think it's that stark of a contrast.

[Femininomenon]

I need to watch it again it was really beautiful 

[byzantium]

I really liked it!  Ariana was so good and such a scene stealer.  

[Thuggin]

Finally going tonight

 

[Smilers]

planning to see this in theatre for Ari but is it needed to watch Wizard of Oz first? or its a standalone thing?

[KKW]

25 minutes ago, Smilers said:

planning to see this in theatre for Ari but is it needed to watch Wizard of Oz first? or its a standalone thing?

It's technically the prequel so tbh not really. You can always watch it after if you want to continue to scratch the Oz itch

[SoldierofLove]

'Wicked' Awesome $19M+ In Week's Previews; 'Gladiator II' Storming $6.5M Thursday Night
 

That number for the Jon M. Chu directed, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande starring feature take of the Broadway Musical is comprised of Monday and Wednesday fan screenings, plus yesterday's previews which began at 2PM.  

 

Broken down: Monday Amazon Prime screenings generated $2.5M at 750 theatres in the US. Wednesday advance screenings grossed another $5.7M from 2,000 theatres in the US and Canada. Standard previews yesterday at 3,300 theatres, yielded a total Thursday gross of $11M.

Just in terms of pure advance cash, Wicked is just under the $23M preview cash of Disney's 2019 The Lion King, and Warner Bros.' Barbie at $22.3M (that gross from both Wednesday and Thursday shows), and it's way ahead of Disney's 2017 live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast ($16.3M). Updated gut from tracking this AM on Wicked is $120M+. 
 

https://deadline.com/2024/11/box-office-wicked-gladiator-ii-1236184897/

 

 

 

[Ampersand13]

I do think it would have been next level if they recorded a proper soundtrack to coincide with the live film soundtrack but that’s just me being Greedy.mp4 everyone sounds marvelous regardless 

[Tylerbv]

How does this compare to other blockbusters this year?

[Just a Gay on ATRL]

Deserved - the soundtrack is really gagging me rn. 

[Matchatea]

4 minutes ago, PoisonPill said:

"Holding space" is one of the worst offenders of meaningless therapy-speak.

 

This movie is going to bomb, I can feel it

 

 

But @PoisonPill told me otherwise? 
 

Spoiler

All in good fun, not actually mad at you, please don't take offence!! 

 

[Space Cowboy]

1 minute ago, Tylerbv said:

How does this compare to other blockbusters this year?

It's challenging for third best opening of the year

D&W: 211M

Inside Out 2: 154M

Beetlejuice 2: 111M

[Cbreezy]

Amazing movie! Love how much they love each other. Cynthia shared so much here:

 

 

[Tylerbv]

2 minutes ago, Space Cowboy said:

It's challenging for third best opening of the year

D&W: 211M

Inside Out 2: 154M

Beetlejuice 2: 111M

I can't believe how big Inside Out 2 was  

[Space Cowboy]

Just now, Tylerbv said:

I can't believe how big Inside Out 2 was  

It also did 102M on its second weekend, truly massive 

[SoldierofLove]

2 minutes ago, Space Cowboy said:

It's challenging for third best opening of the year

D&W: 211M

Inside Out 2: 154M

Beetlejuice 2: 111M

Let's gooooo, theatre gays and girls!  Watch it once, ten times, twenty times! 

[Saud]

almost 3 hours passed and didn't feel the time at all, in fact i was hoping it wouldn't end at all 

their voices match together so well it's insane… definitely a classic for many generations to come.

[Kylizzle]

Ariana was such a scene stealer and basically the protagonist of the first half. She was amazing  

[blackoutbritney]

Who else is holding space for defying gravity and feeling power through that?