Overview
- U.S. previews generated about €19 million on Thursday, with additional receipts from Amazon screenings and premium fan events expected, according to industry reporting.
- Projections point to a very large global opening, with some forecasts suggesting more than €170 million in the first days.
- Grande says she practiced every day for months before her first audition for Glinda and undertook intensive vocal training to prepare.
- She recounts early rehearsal recordings marked by insecurity that gave way to clearer, bolder singing over time, and she credits the project with healing her relationship to creativity.
- On the press tour she adopted a brunette look to mirror the film’s darker tones, and director Jon M. Chu reiterates the two-part plan while leaving open the possibility of more installments based on audience response.