‘Wicked – Part One’: All The Box Office Records Broken
DeadlineStory by anthonypauldalessandro
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Universal's 'Wicked - Part One' casts a spell on the box office, breaking records despite the genre's uneven track record.
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- The film adaptation of the beloved $5 billion-grossing Broadway hit opened to a massive $114M domestic and $164.2M worldwide, defying the box office challenges of previous musical adaptations.
- With 'Chicago' the only recent Broadway-to-screen success story, 'Wicked's record-breaking debut signals a potential revival of the long-dormant Hollywood musical genre.
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Anthony D'Alessandro, Universal, Miramax, Les Miserables, Dear Evan Hansen, Cats, 'Wicked - Part One'