evil It broke an important historical box office record. The new film, directed by Jon M. Chu, is based on the 2003 Broadway musical of the same name, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a new musical by Winnie Holtzman. Winnie Holzman, based on Gregory’s 1995 novel Maguire details the origin story The Wizard of Oz“The Wicked Witch of the West.” this evil The film was released the weekend before Thanksgiving and grossed a record-breaking $112.5 million, making it the third-highest opening of 2024 at the time.
Every deadlineas of Saturday morning, evil Domestic box office revenue over the Thanksgiving weekend is expected to be $80.6 million in three days and $118 million in five days. This would bring its cumulative domestic box office total to approximately $263 million, breaking a 46-year-old box office record. That total would make the film the highest-grossing domestically-grossing Broadway musical adaptation of all time, surpassing 1978’s $190 million. greaseBased on the blockbuster stage musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.
what does this mean for evil
The film’s prospects seem limitless
Although evil The box office has exceeded this record with more than 70 million US dollars. greaseThe $190 million total is not adjusted for inflation. If the 2024 musical hopes to break the adjusted record, it will need to earn nearly $1 billion, as the 1978 film’s total in 2024 will be approximately $919.9 million. However, this new total seems well within the realm of possibility, as evil Debut weekend bigger than 2019 Aladdin ($91.5 million) and in 2013 freezing (approximately $93.9 million), two of five musicals to have grossed more than $1 billion to date.
The other billion-dollar musical movies of 2017
beauty and the Beast
2019
lion king
and in 2019
Frozen 2
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The new film seems destined to reach a staggering global box office total, but it’s likely to reach a break-even point soon. because evil The budget is reportedly $150 million, and movies typically require at least two and a half times that, which likely means it will break even once the global box office grosses around $375 million. Given that it’s expected to gross $358 million worldwide by Sunday, the film may soon turn a net profit, even with its massive marketing spend.
Our thoughts on Wicked’s box office record
it may not last long
Image via Universal Pictures
Although evil That record has already been broken by a huge margin, and by the end of its run the record will get bigger and bigger, and it may stay at number one for a brief time. The film adapts only the first act of the original musical, the upcoming evil part 2 Set to suit the rest. Since the sequel will follow the smash hit’s connection with theaters and home audiences, it has the potential to become an even bigger hit when it premieres in November 2025.
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Source: Deadline
Wicked is a two-part adaptation of the Broadway musical about the unlikely friendship between green-skinned Elphaba and popular aristocrat Glinda in the Land of Oz. As they take very different paths, they evolve into the Good Glinda and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Director Jon M. Chu
Release date November 22, 2024
StudioMarc Platt Productions
DistributorUniversal Pictures
Screenwriters Gregory Maguire, Winnie Holtzman, Dana Fox, L. Frank Baum Actors Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Gobb Len, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bird, Bowen Young, Bronwyn James, Kira Settle, Peter Dinklage, Aaron Chang, Gracia de la Paz, Colin Michael Carmichael, Adam James, Andy Nyman, Courtney May-Briggs, Sharon D. Clark, Jenna Boyd
Characters: Elphaba Throop, Glinda Upland, Mrs. Morrible, The Wizard, Fiyero Tiglal, Burke, Nessaros Throop, Pfannie, Shen Shen, Miss Cordell, Dr. Dillamond (voice), Avarick Tammeadows, Gilligan, Professor Nikki Dick, Glinda’s father, Governor Frakespar Throop, Melina Throop “The Midwife”
Film length: 160 minutes
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