Will last weekend’s moviegoing buzz about “Glicked” — the viral term that referenced the simultaneous U.S. releases of the pictures “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” — give way to holiday-weekend fervor for “MoGlicked”?

Wicked and Gladiator 2 — aka Glicked, according to entertainment industry hopefuls desperate for a repeat of last year’s Barbenheimer box office behemoth — have each enjoyed huge launches. According to Variety,

Is Glicked the new Barbenheimer? ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ storm the box office - “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” have debuted in theaters with a combined $270 million in ticket sales

The "Barbenheimer" phenomenon was impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn't stopped people from trying to make the collision in cinemas of Hollywood blockbusters Gladiator II and Wicked into "Glicked", another movie mash-up moment.

Over a year since the Barbenheimer phenomenon took place, now its time for Wicked and Gladiator II to take its place.

Wicked” and “Gladiator II” both drew less in Thursday previews than their “Barbenheimer” counterparts, but are still expected to help the fall box office.

With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, "Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately.

The ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator 2’ double-bill may not have lived up to 2023’s Barbenheimer hype, but it still managed to breathe life back into a struggling box office