Box Office Performance - Universal's "Wicked for Good" achieved an impressive opening, grossing between $100 million and $150 million domestically and $226 million worldwide, marking the year's second biggest opening [2] - The success of "Wicked for Good" is a positive sign for studios and theater chains after a notably poor October for box office performance [3] Industry Trends - The year-to-date box office is up 3% compared to the same period last year, but still down about 24% from 2019 [4] - The decline in box office performance is attributed to several high-profile films underperforming, despite featuring major stars [5] Audience Behavior - Factors influencing audience attendance include the rise of streaming services like Netflix, which release films directly to their platforms, and a significant amount of free content available on platforms like YouTube and TikTok [6] - The average ticket price has increased to $11.79, reflecting a 5% rise from the previous year's third quarter, indicating ticket inflation [6]

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