‘Wicked’ soars to $114 million weekend box office

Premiere for the film ‘Wicked’ in London

(Reuters) – “Wicked,” the first of two movies based on a beloved Broadway musical, soared into theaters with an estimated $114 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales, distributor Universal Pictures said on Sunday.

(Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)