US Edition‘Wicked: For Good’ Eyes $150 Million Opening At Weekend Box Office After Huge Take In Previews
Universal's Wicked: For Good earned $30.8 million in domestic previews, driven by strong presales and a number 1 iTunes soundtrack despite mixed reviews.
- Thursday, Wicked: For Good earned $30.8 million in domestic previews, the best showing of the year and surpassing last year's $19.2 million from the first film.
- Earlier this year Universal launched promotions that began Oct. 8, including a Dancing With the Stars integration that boosted awareness and made the film Fandango's top PG preseller of 2025.
- Monday Amazon Prime screenings generated $6,100,000 from 1,050 theatres, and Wednesday advance shows added $6,500,000 from 2,300 locations, while Thursday previews earned $18,200,000 from 3,350 cinemas.
- Estimates put the opening weekend in the $125 million-plus domestic range and north of $200 million worldwide, but the studio said anything more than $115 million in North America would be a huge victory.
- The soundtrack album is number 1 on iTunes with four tracks on the iTunes singles chart, helping position Universal's musical epic as a major 2025 release.
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Wicked: For Good takes a shot at fixing Wicked's biggest story problem
Wicked's second act has a problem, and John M. Chu’s movie version, Wicked: For Good, has some small but important fixes. It isn’t a box-office issue: Part two of Chu’s film adaptation of one of Broadway’s biggest hits has already broken one box-office record, and will likely break plenty more, just like its 2024 predecessor Wicked. It isn’t a fandom issue: At my screening of Wicked: For Good, costumes and themed clothing abounded, with fans wea…
Box Office Boffo for "Wicked For Good" As Part 2 Casts Spell with $30.8 Mil Previews, Could Hit $200 Mil Weekend Despite So-So Reviews
“Wicked For Good” did good last night. The Universal blockbuster scored $30.8 million in previews. It could reach a $200 million weekend. This is despite so-so reviews. Fans don’t care. They want to see this movie! Universal’s endless marketing campaign has worked beautifully. What seemed like “too much” to regular people was just enough for […] The post Box Office Boffo for “Wicked For Good” As Part 2 Casts Spell with $30.8 Mil Previews, Could …
SGN:: Unfocused Wicked: For Good lacks the magic of its predecessor
It’s rare that a picture has me as perplexed as Wicked: For Good does. Even though it was filmed back-to-back with its Academy Award–winning predecessor, this one looks a lot better. There’s less digital sludge, the backgrounds have additional tactile pop (and aren’t nearly as intentionally blurry), and the still-impressive sets have a noticeable physicality. All of this and more was lacking from the initial chapter of this revisionist journey to
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