Universal's female Jurassic World movie if you will, the feature take of Broadway musical Wicked, is expected to pull in any every single woman to the tune of a $125M-$150M domestic opening. Add in an extra $40M-$50M overseas.
By every single woman, we mean stateside, in which pre-sales are through the roof. The movie is already holding previews: last night and Wednesday in premium theaters through an Amazon promotion with full-on previews starting Thursday.
Meanwhile, Paramount's Gladiator 2 touches stateside with a $60M+ opening forecast, which will be the biggest start for an R-rated movie in November, best ever for filmmaker Ridley Scott and star Denzel Washington. The ancient Rome sequel crossed the century mark at the overseas box office today after an $87M weekend.