“Wicked: For Good” is doing great at the box office.
The musical film raked in $150 million in North America and $76 million internationally for an impressive $226 million worldwide. This is a boon for theaters, as attendance numbers have been significantly stagnant since the summer. It’s also a big win for Universal, which took the bold gamble of splitting its popular stage show into two parts, as both would need to be huge hits to justify the high stakes. “Wicked” was a four-quadrant hit with $758 million worldwide, and the second film is poised to achieve huge status.
Jon M. Chu directed the PG-rated “Wicked: For Good,” which stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, and Jonathan Bailey. Things pick up in the second half as Elphaba is branded the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda becomes a public figure tasked with spreading good. As the story overlaps with “The Wizard of Oz,” familiar faces appear on the Yellow Brick Road, including Dorothy Gale, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion. Audiences seemed to be “in love” with Wicked: For Good, earning it the same “A” rating as its predecessor in the CinemaScore exit poll. Positive word of mouth will help you stay fit during the holiday season.
The full opening weekend record is below.
global
Recorded the world’s largest opening for a Broadway musical film adaptation, surpassing “Wicked” ($164.2 million) Hollywood debuts in 2025 include Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” remake ($341 million) and “Jurassic World” “The Lion King” was the fourth best performing musical ($218 million) in 2019, following “Rebirth” ($322 million) and “The Minecraft Movie” ($313 million), and ahead of “Superman” ($220 million) and “Fantastic Four”. It’s the fifth-highest start of all time, behind the remake ($433 million), “Moana 2” ($389 million), “Frozen 2” ($358.4 million), and the 2017 “Beauty and the Beast” remake ($357 million), but ahead of the “Aladdin” remake ($212 million).
Domestic
Largest domestic debut for a stage-to-screen film, surpassing 2024’s “Wicked” ($112.5 million) Opening weekend box office revenue in 2025 surpassing “Lilo & Stitch” ($146 million) and second only to “The Minecraft Movie” ($162 million) For Universal Pictures, it started in second place behind 2015’s “Jurassic World” ($208.8 million).Second highest grossing pre-Thanksgiving premiere after “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” ($158 million). This is the third-highest debut for a musical, behind 2019’s “The Lion King” ($191 million) and 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast” ($174 million).
international
It will be the biggest international Broadway production, surpassing 2024’s Wicked ($50 million).
