{"id":820608,"date":"2025-03-03T09:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T14:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wicked-wins-usa-todays-inaugural-movie-meter-competition\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T09:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T14:04:47","slug":"wicked-wins-usa-todays-inaugural-movie-meter-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wicked-wins-usa-todays-inaugural-movie-meter-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWicked\u201d Wins USA TODAY\u2019s Inaugural Movie Meter Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwlistdecimal { list-style-type: decimal }\n.bwuline { text-decoration: underline }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>\u201cWicked\u201d Wins USA TODAY\u2019s Inaugural Movie Meter Competition<\/b><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK, NY&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2F&amp;esheet=54217685&amp;newsitemid=20250303432192&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=USA+TODAY&amp;index=1&amp;md5=4e46d1b4744c82f72960c2dca71efbc4\">USA TODAY<\/a>, part of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fgannett.com%2F&amp;esheet=54217685&amp;newsitemid=20250303432192&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Gannett+Co.%2C+Inc.&amp;index=2&amp;md5=272560fd6ac8f0cc1a13bed4bf431c39\">Gannett Co., Inc.<\/a> (NYSE: GCI), announced Universal Pictures\u2019 \u201cWicked,\u201d directed by Jon M. Chu, as the winner of the inaugural USA TODAY Movie Meter competition. The Movie Meter program serves as a tool to gauge the public sentiment surrounding the year\u2019s acclaimed films. \u201cWicked\u201d is the untold story of the witches of Oz, based upon the popular Broadway musical. The film explores the power of friendship, acceptance and standing up for what is right, set to a soundtrack of beloved songs performed by Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and a star-studded cast.<\/p>\n<p>\nUSA TODAY Movie Meter panelists rated the 10 films nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the \u2018Best Film\u2019 category for the Academy Awards from February 12 to March 3 at 1:00 a.m. EST. Movie Meter registrants had the theatrical trailers available for viewing and rated all the eligible films on a scale from one as the lowest to five as the highest. Based on thousands of votes, the film with the highest average rating was named the winner.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe top five films, as rated by the 2025 USA TODAY Movie Meter panelists are:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"bwlistdecimal\">\n<li>\n\u201cWicked\u201d \u2013 Score: 3.76<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\u201cA Complete Unknown\u201d \u2013 Score: 3.72<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\u201cConclave\u201d \u2013 Score: 3.65<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\u201cThe Brutalist\u201d \u2013 Score: 3.59<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\u201cThe Substance\u201d \u2013 Score: 3.53<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n\u201cCongratulations to the cast, crew and Universal Pictures for \u2018Wicked\u2019 winning USA TODAY\u2019s inaugural Movie Meter as ranked by the public. 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(NYSE: GCI), announced Universal Pictures\u2019 \u201cWicked,\u201d directed by Jon M. Chu, as the winner of the inaugural USA TODAY Movie Meter competition. The Movie Meter program serves as a tool to gauge the public sentiment surrounding the year\u2019s acclaimed films. \u201cWicked\u201d is the untold story of the witches of Oz, based upon the popular Broadway musical. The film explores the power of friendship, acceptance and standing up for what is right, set to a soundtrack of beloved songs performed by Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and a star-studded cast. 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