"To paraphrase the movie's Ariana Grande-sung second-act opener, " Thank Goodness," Universal Pictures - and, indeed, the entire cinema ecosystem - simply couldn't be happier about Wicked: For Good. Over its opening weekend in 4,115 North American theaters, the don't-call-it-a-sequel part deux to last year's pre-Thanksgiving smash took in a massive $150 million to become the top-grossing Broadway-musical adaptation of all time (thereby throwing a bucket of water on the existing record of $112.5 million held by the first Wicked)."
"Moreover, thanks to hundreds of branded product tie-ins in conjunction with a mind-bending array of Wicked-themed challenges, appearances, TV specials, and an official podcast, the continuing adventures of the erstwhile Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba (played by Cynthia Erivo), and Glinda the Good (Grande) delivered Fandango's highest ticket presales of the year en route to a thrillifying $226 million in worldwide ticket sales."
Wicked: For Good opened in 4,115 North American theaters with a $150 million weekend, becoming the top-grossing Broadway-musical adaptation and surpassing the first film's $112.5 million record. The sequel ranks as the second-biggest opening of 2025 behind A Minecraft Movie's $162 million and displaced Disney's live-action Lilo & Stitch into third place. Extensive marketing and hundreds of branded tie-ins, themed challenges, appearances, TV specials, and an official podcast produced Fandango's highest ticket presales and helped the film reach $226 million worldwide. The first Wicked released a year earlier, was 2024's fifth-highest-grossing movie, and earned ten Academy Award nominations, winning Oscars.
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