The pop star plays Glinda in the film, while Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, is nominated as the lead.

And why do they get the trophy for best picture at the Oscars?

Box office returns have started to stabilize. But nine of the top 10 box office hits this year were sequels. And the 10th was “Wicked.”

“Mufasa: The Lion King” sputtered in second place at theaters in the United States and Canada. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” was No. 1.

“Mufasa: The Lion King” sputtered in second place at theaters in the United States and Canada. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” was No. 1.

Talks started and finished on the same day, after Disney decided that fighting the lawsuit could potentially hurt the company and protections for the press.

BBC Studios and the Walt Disney Company will collaborate on a movie about the hit children’s character.

The movie received 10 nominations, the most of any movie. “Conclave,” “Wicked” and “Anora” will be among the other films contending for the top prizes.

Jeff Klein, the hotelier who turned Tower Bar into a Los Angeles institution, has opened a $40 million private club at the beach.

Battling a 27 percent decline in domestic ticket sales compared with before the pandemic, studios left no marketing drum unthumped in releasing the movies.