Less than a week into its theatrical run, the blockbuster musical Wicked has passed a major new global box office milestone. The movie contested a hotly-anticipated battle with Gladiator II in its first weekend,

Wicked‘s box office success continues, with the film recently taking in enough money to earn the second-best Tuesday numbers in box office history. What are Wicked’s latest box office numbers? According to a report from Deadline,

“Wicked” collected an additional $50.2 million at the international box office, bringing its global tally to $164.2 million. It marks the biggest worldwide opening for a film based on a Broadway show, supplanting another Universal musical, “Les Miserables,” with $103 million in 2012.

Biggest Monday in November at the Domestic Box Office, beating Frozen 2 ‘s $12.77M from Nov. 25, 2019. 2nd biggest domestic opening for a musical feature in November, behind 2019’s Frozen II ‘s $130.2M.

The pair of films did huge business as Thanksgiving gets underway in the United States. Globally, the movies have earned $162.5 million and $220.5 million, respectively.

Before Moana 2 rains a monsoon of cash, Universal’s Wicked will not go quietly in the night. In fact, on Monday the musical starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande was grande indeed with a studio reported $15.8 million box office take.

Universal’s Wicked achieved strong domestic box office success, setting records as the largest 2024 opening for a non-sequel film. It also reached key milestones for a Broadway musical adaptation. The film performed well globally,

Following a sluggish year at the box office, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” opened this weekend with combined earnings of $270 million internationally, providing the box office with much-needed rejuvenation as the busiest moviegoing weekend of the year, per Box Office Mojo.

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