‘Wicked’ is a box office hit and a likely awards contender. Here are the takeaways
(Los Angeles Times photo illustration; Universal Pictures) Once in a while, the box office needs a jump start, and it got one over the weekend with the combined appeal of “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” two movies aimed at vastly different audiences that lifted theaters with a combined $169.5 million in ticket sales from Thursday night … Read more