Overview
- Industry forecasts from multiple outlets project a $150–180 million domestic opening and roughly $70 million overseas for a $200 million-plus global weekend, topping the first film’s debut.
- Rotten Tomatoes’ early critic score sits in the low 70s, notably below Part One’s, though several reviews praise the film’s emotional focus and craft.
- Critics widely single out Erivo and Grande, with recurring awards-season buzz for Grande’s performance as Glinda.
- The press tour wrapped with a New York City premiere on Nov. 17 after stops in São Paulo, Paris, London and Singapore, and a man who grabbed Grande at a Singapore event was charged and given a brief jail sentence.
- The film opens Nov. 21 with preview screenings in some regions and select back-to-back double features with Part One, adds two new Stephen Schwartz songs, and intersects with key Wizard of Oz moments.