'Wicked' Shatters Box Office Records with Historic Opening Weekend
TL;DR Summary
Universal's film adaptation of the Broadway musical 'Wicked' achieved a record-breaking opening weekend, grossing $114 million domestically, the highest ever for a Broadway musical adaptation. Directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the film surpassed the previous record held by 'Into the Woods' and marked a significant success for Universal following the failure of 'Cats.' Globally, 'Wicked' also set a new record for a Broadway musical adaptation with a $164 million launch.
- Box Office: ‘Wicked’ Lands Top Opening Ever for a Broadway Musical Adaptation Amid Other Records Hollywood Reporter
- Box Office: ‘Wicked’ Opens to Record-Setting $114 Million, ‘Gladiator II’ Starts Strong With $55.5 Million Variety
- Wicked and Gladiator 2 Enjoy Huge Box Office Launches, but 'Glicked' Can’t Match the Power of 'Barbenheimer' IGN
- ‘Glicked’ can’t defy ‘Barbenheimer.’ But it’s still popular. The Washington Post
- 'Wicked' defies box office gravity to debut as No. 1 film worldwide Entertainment Weekly News
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
1
Time Saved
3 min
vs 4 min read
Condensed
90%
739 → 77 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on Hollywood Reporter