It’s broken loads of insane records
Wicked has been out for almost two weeks now and it’s quickly become the most popular film of 2024.
The Wizard of Oz spin-off follows the story of two unlikely witch friends Elphaba and Glinda, but how much money has it made?!
That makes it the fourth highest-grossing movie based on a Broadway musical, after Mamma Mia! ($611.2M), Les Miserables ($442.7M) and Grease ($396.2M).
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It has also broken an incredible record in the US, becoming the highest-grossing movie based on a Broadway musical the country has ever had.
In its first week alone, Wicked made $214.3 million in America, which was expected to rise to $263 million by 1 December.
The film also broke a series of other records across the world in its first week.
It was the biggest global and domestic opening for a movie based on a Broadway show, beating Les Miserables ($103M) and Into the Woods ($31M).
Plus, Wicked was the biggest global and domestic opening for Ariana Grande and the biggest domestic opening ever for a pop star.
She beat Lady Gaga’s A Star Is Born ($42.5M), Harry Styles’ Don’t Worry Darling ($19.3M) and Britney Spears’ Crossroads ($14.5M) by miles.
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However, Moana 2, which was released a week after Wicked, had even more impressive figures.
Disney’s animation shattered all expectations, raking in a massive $389M globally in its opening weekend alone.
That makes it the highest-ever opening weekend for an animation, overtaking the previous record held by The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($377M).
Of that, $221 million was from the US alone and $165.3 million was from 48 other international markets.
Moana 2 had the second-highest opening weekend of the entire year so far, only losing out to Deadpool & Wolverine.
