Wicked: Part One shatters box office records with an explosive opening weekend. Fans flock to theaters as the highly anticipated musical surpasses expectations. With massive earnings and rave reviews, the film sets a new benchmark for 2024 releases. Get ready for a cinematic journey like no other as Wicked continues to dominate the charts.
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00:00Wicked has taken the top spot for both global and domestic openings
00:04for a movie based on a Broadway show.
00:06The film, based on the $5 million grossing Broadway musical,
00:09earned a whopping $114 million domestically and $164.2 million worldwide,
00:15making it the largest opening ever for a Broadway musical adaptation.
00:21This film also marks Ariana Grande's first feature film debut
00:25in a major tentpole production,
00:26and it delivered record-breaking results for the pop star.
00:29With Wicked, Ariana not only set her personal best,
00:32but has also secured the biggest domestic opening for a pop star ever,
00:36outpacing films from other major music icons like Lady Gaga, Harry Styles and Taylor Swift.
00:43For the director John M. Chu, Wicked marks one of the highest-earned films.
00:47Producer Mark Platt also saw this movie coming up
00:50as the second-largest global opening after Aladdin,
00:53which had been released back in 2019.
00:56With a stunning $46.4 million on its first day of release,
01:00Wicked broke the record for the biggest first day for a movie,
01:03claiming to be the fifth-biggest domestic opening for a musical feature ever.
01:07As of now, Wicked holds the third-biggest domestic opening tag of this year,
01:12just behind Deadpool and Wolverine and Inside Out 2.