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Box Office: ‘Wicked’ Lands Top Opening Ever for a Broadway Musical Adaptation Amid Other Records
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Pamela McClintockImage from The Hollywood Reporter
scrn loglineWicked's record-breaking $114M domestic box office debut vindicates Universal and proves the studio knows how to crack the tricky musical movie formula.beat sheet- Wicked's $164M global opening is the biggest worldwide debut ever for a Broadway musical adaptation, surpassing even Les Misérables and Disney's live-action juggernauts.
- Donna Langley and Universal's unwavering commitment to the Wicked franchise, with a planned sequel arriving next year, has paid off in a major way after the disastrous Cats adaptation.
Read the sourcecall sheetJon M. Chu, Donna Langley, Tom Hooper, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox, Stephen Schwartz, Gregory Maguire, Universal, NBCUniversal, Comscore, Wicked, Cats, Into the Woods, Mamma Mia!, Hairspray, Les Misérables, Annie, Rock of Ages, Jersey Boys, Chicago, Grease, The Lion King, The Beauty and the Beast, Frozen II, The Little Mermaid - ComicBook.comComicBook.com4d
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Box Office: ‘Wicked’ Lands Top Opening Ever for a Broadway Musical Adaptation Amid Other Records
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Pamela McClintock
scrn logline
Wicked's record-breaking $114M domestic box office debut vindicates Universal and proves the studio knows how to crack the tricky musical movie formula.
beat sheet
- Wicked's $164M global opening is the biggest worldwide debut ever for a Broadway musical adaptation, surpassing even Les Misérables and Disney's live-action juggernauts.
- Donna Langley and Universal's unwavering commitment to the Wicked franchise, with a planned sequel arriving next year, has paid off in a major way after the disastrous Cats adaptation.
call sheet
Jon M. Chu, Donna Langley, Tom Hooper, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox, Stephen Schwartz, Gregory Maguire, Universal, NBCUniversal, Comscore, Wicked, Cats, Into the Woods, Mamma Mia!, Hairspray, Les Misérables, Annie, Rock of Ages, Jersey Boys, Chicago, Grease, The Lion King, The Beauty and the Beast, Frozen II, The Little Mermaid