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Wicked: For Good’ Nears $500 Million, Cracks U.S. All-Time Top 100 and Closes In on ‘Jaws’ Globally

Powered by $321 million in North America, the month-old release is within $6 million of surpassing Jaws worldwide.

Overview

  • After its fifth weekend, the sequel sits at about $485.3 million worldwide, including $321.1 million domestic and $164.2 million international, according to Box Office Mojo reporting.
  • Wicked: For Good has joined the domestic all-time top 100 and surpassed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, also breaking into the top 10 fantasy films domestically.
  • The film ranks in the worldwide all-time top 300 (around No. 279) and is less than $6 million from Steven Spielberg’s Jaws at $490.7 million.
  • Domestically, it is fewer than $5 million from topping Deadpool 2’s $324.6 million total after a steady fifth weekend hold.
  • Despite its gains, the sequel trails the first Wicked’s $758.8 million global haul; together the two films have earned about $1.243 billion on roughly $300 million in combined production budgets, with China and Japan releases still pending.