‘Wicked’ Box Office: All the Records the Movie Musical Shattered on Opening Weekend
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variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Musicals aren’t the most successful genre at the box office (see: “Cats,” “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Joker: Folie à Deux”).
But song-and-dance films may be enjoying — as Glinda sings — a newfound popularity with “Wicked,” Universal’s adaptation of Act One of the beloved Broadway show.
The film collected $114 million in North America and an additional $50.2 million internationally, bringing its global tally to $165 million over the weekend.
It’s a huge win for movie theaters (ticket sales have been stubbornly behind 2023 and pre-pandemic times) and Universal (since the studio has to sell “Wicked: Part Two,” chronicling the musical’s second act, to audiences in 2025).
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