Musicals are not the most successful genre at the box office (see “Cats,” “Dear Evan Hansen,” and “Joker: Folie à Deux”). But the song-and-dance movie, as Glinda sings, new discovery Popularity “Wicked” is Universal’s adaptation of the first act of the popular Broadway show.
The film raked in $114 million in North America and an additional $50.2 million internationally, bringing its global weekend total to $165 million. This means movie theaters (ticket sales are stubbornly behind 2023 and even before the pandemic) and Universal (the studio must sell Wicked: Part 2, which records the musical’s second act, to audiences in 2025). It’s a big win for the team. Each production cost $150 million to make, not including the inevitable pink and green marketing campaign. So, to justify those hefty price tags, “Wicked” needs to resonate at the global box office through Thanksgiving next year. Then, “That’s good.” (Glinda) Also In the show, he sings about the critical reviews and the high emotions of viewers.
Jon M. Chu directed the PG “Wicked,” starring Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh and Jonathan Bailey. Set before and after “The Wizard of Oz,” the story follows Glinda of Grande (later known as Glinda the Good) and Elphaba of Erivo (who eventually becomes the bad boy in the West) before Dorothy lands in Oz and hangs out. This story tells about the origin of the witches (called witches). yellow brick road.
The full opening weekend record is below.
Domestic
- It had the best opening weekend ever for a Broadway-based movie, ahead of Into the Woods ($31.05 million).
- As a 2024 debut, it surpassed “Beetlejuice” ($111 million), “Deadpool & Wolverine” ($211 million) and “Inside Head 2” ($154 million). ) was the third best.
- It’s the fourth-highest start ever for a musical, ahead of Disney’s 2023 remake of “The Little Mermaid” ($95.57 million) and behind “Frozen II” ($130 million).
international
- Largest opening for a film based on a Broadway adaptation in both press and comparable markets, ahead of 2012’s “Les Misérables.”
- It became the sixth-highest debut musical of all time, beating out “Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again” ($43 million).
global
- It had the best opening weekend for a Broadway-based film, beating out “Les Misérables” ($103 million).
- Great start for a non-sequel movie in 2024
- It became the fifth highest-grossing musical in history, surpassing 2023’s “The Little Mermaid” ($163.6 million) and following 2019’s “The Lion King” ($446 million)., “Beauty and the Beast” in 2017 ($358 million), “Frozen 2” in 2019 ($358 million), “Aladdin” in 2019 ($213 million)
