Hide your surprise, Wicked: For Good took the top box-office spot this weekend as audiences flew to see it.

According to the Hollywood Reporter , the movie musical made $226 million worldwide, with $150 million of that coming from North America. That domestic start is the biggest ever for a Broadway musical adaptation and the third-biggest musical ever behind Disney’s Lion King and Beauty & the Beast remakes. Its $76 million international take similarly broke records for a Broadway adaptation, and it’s globally the fourth-biggest opening weekend of 2025 behind Jurassic World Rebirth, Minecraft, and Lilo & Stitch .

Marketing for Wicked: For Good has been a bit different from its predecessor last year, but Universal’s made sure everyone knew the second half of

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