People are convinced. Movie theater etiquette is dead The wickedOf opening weekend.
Director John M. Chose Film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Wicked – Star Ariana Grande Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as the Alphabet – Released in theaters this past weekend (November 22nd). Many fans around the world to sell out showtimes in their local cinemas.
However, those who didn’t buy tickets for the opening weekend of the movie musical may have already seen several sneak peeks and full scenes on social media.
Photos and videos on TikTok, Instagram, and X/Twitter Wicked being posted from inside the theater, spoiling some of the film’s best moments. Scenes from fan-favorite numbers such as “Defying Gravity” and “Popular” have flooded timelines and For You pages, sparking outrage among fans who have yet to go to the cinema.
On X/Twitter, one person shared a picture of the opening credits and asked others to “Show me your ‘Wicked Part 1’ pictures.” The post immediately received more than 18.4 million views and 2,100 comments, sparking a debate over movie theater etiquette.
Many fans criticized the individual for encouraging them to share spoilers, as one person said: “It’s so illegal.”
“Disgraceful thread. Have some respect for people in the same cinema as you,” added another.
“Theatre manners are gone,” commented a third, while a fourth wrote: “It’s people like you who ruin the cinema experience.”
Even the Alamo Drafthouse, a popular chain of dinner theater cinemas, commented from its official X/Twitter account: “Or, don’t.”
Despite pleas from fans to stop spoiling the film, many continued to post pictures and videos during the two-hour-and-40-minute-long film.
Before that Of the wicked Release, some theatrical Issued a reminder to fans That the song is not allowed unless the screening is accompanied by a version of the song. “At AMC Theaters, silence is golden. No talking. No texting. No singing. No yelling. No teasing. And absolutely no name-calling. Enjoy the magic of the movies,” a short, The wicked– said the themed pre-show advisory video.
According to USA Today, Wicked: Part One The first weekend brought in $114 million in US and Canadian theaters. The first installment of the Universal Pictures film grossed $50.2 million in international markets, for a worldwide total of $164.2 million.
However, K The double premiere of The wicked And Gladiator 2failed to surpass the success of Barbenheimer – the previous summer’s dual release Barbie And Oppenheimer – opening weekend, coming in at $169.5 million compared to $244 million domestically.