Wicked: All of the Box Office Records Broken (So Far)
ComicBook.comStory by Matthew Murphy
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The big-screen adaptation of the Broadway smash
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- Wicked's $114 million domestic opening weekend is the biggest debut for a movie based on a Broadway musical, beating out Les Miserables ($103M) and Into the Woods ($31M).
- The film's lead stars, including Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, have all achieved career-high domestic openings, with Grande's $114M surpassing other pop stars like Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift.
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Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Marc Platt, Stephen Schwartz, Idina Menzel, Deadpool & Wolverine, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted, Widows, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen II, Moana 2, Gladiator II, Wicked, Les Miserables, Into the Woods, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice