While most thoughtGladiator 2would beWicked’s biggest competitor at the box office, particularly after the two had been creatively blended like Barbenheimer and dubbed “Glicked,” its biggest challenge to overcome has actually beenMoana 2. Before this weekend, there had been only one day since both films had been playing in theaters thatWickedhad beatenMoana 2at the box office, but this week there appears to be a shift in the tide. The box office results this week show thatWickedhas out-earnedMoana 2on both Monday and Tuesday, with the musical grossing $3.3 million on Monday and $4.6 million on Tuesday compared to the Disney sequel’s $2.5 million on Monday and $4.2 million on Tuesday. It’s a narrow lead forWicked, but a lead nonetheless.
Even ifWickedhad failed to beatMoana 2at the box office thus far, the film would still be a colossal success for Universal. Itsdomestic gross stands at a whopping $330 millionwhile its international total lands at $135 million, bringing its worldwide cumulative haul to $465 million. This all comes on a budget of only $100 million, meaning even ifWickedended its theatrical run right now, it would still be one of the year’s most profitable movies. It didn’t takeCynthia ErivoandAriana Grande’s film long to become the highest-grossing movie ever based on a Broadway Play, and it just recently became one of the top four highest-grossing musical movies ever, passingThe Little Mermaidat $298 million but still falling $70 million short ofFrozen, which earned over $400 million domestically.
Is ‘Wicked’ Streaming Anywhere?
Wickedis playing exclusively in theaters and isn’t available to purchase on digital platforms, nor is it on any streaming services. WhenWickeddoes become available to watch at home, it will go up for sale on VOD platforms like Prime Video and Apple TV+ before joining other Universal movies such asTwistersandSpeak No Evilon Peacock. It will likely be well into the new year beforeWickedbegins streaming. The same can’t be said forRed One, another movie currently playing in theaters, which isalready streaming on Prime Videoafter barely being in theaters for a month and staying in the top five at the box office.
Wickedis now playing in theaters everywhere. Stay tuned to Collider for morebox office updates on the filmand find tickets below for a showtime near you.
The story of how a green-skinned woman framed by the Wizard of Oz becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
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