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Will ‘Wicked’ box-office success rejuvenate the tricky business of Broadway adaptations?
Broadway adaptations on the big screen are notoriously hit or miss. With the box-office success of "Wicked," analysts say it could encourage other studios to take part.
Box Office: ‘Wicked' Lands Top Opening Ever for a Broadway Musical Adaptation Amid Other Records
Universal's Thanksgiving pic opened to an estimated $114 million over the Nov. 22-24 weekend, more than three times the previous domestic record-holder, 'Into the Woods.'
WICKED Scores Record-Breaking Monday Box Office Gross
Wicked continues to dominate at the box office. On Monday night, the new musical blockbuster grossed a record-breaking $15.8 million, making Wicked the highest-grossing movie on a Monday in November ever.
How ‘Wicked’ and Other Recent Hits Set Up 2025 for Boffo Box Office
Wicked,” “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Inside Out 2” mark a hard stop to musicals, the MCU and animated fare underperforming.
Box Office: 'Wicked' Lands Top Opening Ever for a Broadway Musical | THR News Video
Wicked' doesn't need to defy any odds here! Director Jon M. Chu's hit musical adaptation opened to an estimated $114 million domestically, the biggest box office launch of all time for a Broadway adaptation.
‘Wicked – Part One’: All The Box Office Records Broken
Biggest Monday in November at the Domestic Box Office, beating Frozen 2 ‘s $12.77M from Nov. 25, 2019. 2nd biggest domestic opening for a musical feature in November, behind 2019’s Frozen II ‘s $130.2M.
Box Office: ‘Wicked’ Opens to Record-Setting $114 Million, ‘Gladiator II’ Starts Strong With $55.5 Million
“Wicked” collected an additional $50.2 million at the international box office, bringing its global tally to $164.2 million. It marks the biggest worldwide opening for a film based on a Broadway show, supplanting another Universal musical, “Les Miserables,” with $103 million in 2012.
Box Office: ‘Wicked’ Sings to Nearly $16M on Monday, a November Record
Wicked continued to make box office history with $15.8 million in Monday ticket sales, a November record for the first day of the week, not adjusted for inflation.
Wicked Breaks Box Office Records In Huge Pre-Thanksgiving Weekend Alongside Gladiator II
Wicked also boasts the fourth-best start ever for a musical, falling between Frozen II ($130 million in 2019) and Halle Bailey ’s The Little Mermaid ($95.5 million in 2023). Overall, Wicked ’s release was the third-highest of the year behind Deadpool & Wolverine and Inside Out 2.
‘Gypsy’ With Audra McDonald Plays To Standing Room Only Crowds For First Previews – Broadway Box Office
Gypsy, the much-anticipated musical revival starring Audra McDonald, was at standing room only during its first week of ...
Broadway Box Office: ‘Gypsy,’ Starring Audra McDonald, Gets a Strong Start
Meanwhile, new musical 'Tammy Faye,' which announced its impending closing, played to its lowest capacity yet last week.
'Wicked' Movie Joins List of All-Time-Biggest Box-Office Openings
"Wicked," the first installment of a two-part film series, was released on November 22 and is already a success.