Universal’s Wicked: For Good is sticking to a 3-day domestic opening of $150M and global debut of $226M. This is easily the best box office openings ever for Wicked 2 stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, director Jon M. Chu and even producer Marc Platt (his previous global opening record being 2019’s Aladdin at $213M).
There are significantly more box office records being broken with Wicked: For Good literally beating the first half of itself, that being last year’s Wicked. The first Wicked debuted to $112.5M stateside, $164M global. As we mentioned, it’s the second biggest U.S./Canada opening of the year behind A Minecraft Movie‘s $162.7M. After weathering a recessionary period at the box office this fall, Wicked: For Good is a reminder that if you want a stampede at movie theaters in the post Covid/post strikes world, the package and the buzz have to be perfect.
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