Overview
- Universal’s second Wicked film posted the biggest opening ever for a Broadway musical on screen and the year’s No. 2 domestic debut behind A Minecraft Movie.
- The release spanned 4,115 North American theaters, with Friday’s $68.7 million including $30.8 million from previews.
- Overseas grosses reached $76 million for a $226 million global total, led by the United Kingdom ($24.4 million), Australia ($8.6 million) and Germany ($4.1 million).
- Audiences graded the film an A on CinemaScore and 95% on Rotten Tomatoes’ audience score, with turnout skewing 71% female and half in the 18–34 demographic.
- Creative notes drew on source material, with Paul Tazewell confirming Dorothy’s slippers are silver in homage to Baum and Maguire, and the soundtrack adding two new Stephen Schwartz songs: No Place Like Home and The Girl In The Bubble.