'Wicked' vs. 'Gladiator 2': Paramount Kicks Off Battle with Early Ticket Launch Date

Wicked and Gladiator II are hitting theaters on the same day and we could be getting this year’s Barbenheimer with this box office battle.

Paramount Pictures, which is releasing Gladiator II, is seemingly kicking off the battle with a sly move to get ahead of Universal’s sales for Wicked.

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Puck reports that Paramount has “moved up the on-sale date” for Gladiator II tickets to have them available starting on Tuesday, October 8.

Universal is putting Wicked tickets on sale on Wednesday...