The premiere of 'Wicked' won consecutive North American single day and weekend box office championships, and achieved the third highest North American opening weekend box office result of 2024 to date with approximately $114 million. According to the movie market data released by the box office statistics website BoxOfficeMojo on November 24th, the weekend box office of 20 films in North America (November 22-24) grossed approximately $204 million, a surge of over 192% from the previous weekend, marking the largest increase in weekend box office revenue in North America this year. Led by "The Wicked Witch", three new films, including "Gladiator II" and "Bonhoeffer: Pastor Spy. Assassin", which debuted on the 22nd, have made it to the top ten of the latest North American weekend box office. The Wicked Witch "is adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name, directed by Chinese director Eric Chu, and starring renowned singers and actors Ariana Grande, Cynthia Eliver, and Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh. This fantasy musical romance film topped the box office chart on its opening weekend with approximately $114 million, supporting half of the total North American box office for this statistical period. This is also the third highest opening box office performance of the year, second only to Marvel superhero film Deadpool Wolverine and Pixar Animation Studios' masterpiece Inside Out 2. Including markets outside of North America, which account for about 30%, the total box office of "The Wicked Witch" has quickly reached approximately $164 million. Its opening reputation is also commendable. Currently, major movie websites have rated it as IMDb 8.2, MTC 73, Rotten Tomatoes freshness 90% (261 reviews), and CinemaScore A. The action adventure drama film "Gladiator 2" topped the charts with approximately $55.5 million at its opening weekend box office. The first film, Gladiator, was released in 2000 and not only grossed approximately $466 million at the global box office, but also won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Visual Effects. After 24 years, a new work has been released, still directed by Ridley Scott, with a cast including Paul Muska and Denzel Washington. The opening response was IMDb rating of 7.0, MTC rating of 63, Rotten Tomatoes freshness of 71% (283 reviews), and CinemaScore rating of B, slightly lower than the previous work. God's Spy "debuted at number 4 on the chart with a weekend box office of approximately $5.12 million. This horror drama film released by American Angel Film received an IMDb rating of 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 59% (27 ratings), and a CinemaScore rating of A. Under the impact of new films, the fantasy action comedy film "Red One" saw a 58.6% drop in box office on its second weekend of release, dropping from the previous chart champion to third place in this round with approximately $13.29 million. The North American box office of the film is currently around 52.91 million US dollars, with a total box office of approximately 117 million US dollars. Venom: The Last Dance dropped from second place on the previous chart to fifth place in this round with a weekend box office of approximately $4 million. At the full moon of its release, this Marvel science fiction thriller action film grossed approximately $134 million in North America and $456 million worldwide, surpassing the fantasy horror comedy film "Beetlejuice" to reach the 7th place on the 2024 global box office chart, and is expected to reach its highest ranking on the annual chart. In the new week, the fantasy adventure animated film "Moana2" will be released on November 27th. (New Society)