It’s a big day for fans of Broadway musicals as the sequel to Ariana Grande-starrer Wicked (2024), Wicked: For Good, has made Box Office history not only in the US but also worldwide. The film, which is a darker reimagining of the 1900s children’s book The Wizard of Oz had a magical weekend, becoming the biggest opener for a Broadway adaptation in history according to Forbes.
Apart from this it also had the second biggest domestic debut of 2025, just behind A Minecraft Movie. Strong word of mouth, a critical rating of 70% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 95% rating from verified audiences have certainly contributed to the movie’s titanic success. So, in celebration today, let us take a look at the impressive numbers that has everybody talking.
Record breaking collections
Wicked: For Good was predicted to be a chart-topping success when the advanced sale of tickets on October 8 2025, broke through all previously held expectations. American ticketing company Fandago announced that it was the “best first-day ticket pre-seller of 2025.” The film was projected to cross $112-$115 million in it’s opening weekend by Deadline Hollywood while Variety estimated it higher at $150-$180 million.
Now, the ambitious sequel has emerged triumphant at the Box Office and met and surpassed every milestone forecasted for it. Over just a span of the weekend, the film did massive numbers and collected $150 million domestically at the US Box Office while raking in $226 million world wide as per Variety.
According to Deadline Hollywood, the film managed to open at $76 million across 78 international Box Office markets which is 13% more than last year’s Wicked. The top markets for the musical were: the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, South Korea and Mexico. With a swiftness in collections that is breathtaking, Forbes even predicts that the upcoming holiday season could see the film collect over $1 billion.
About Wicked: For Good
Starring pop star Ariana Grande as Glinda Upland and Broadway savant Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp, the leading characters, the film is supported by a star-studded ensemble comprising Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldbum, Peter Dinklage, Ethan Slater, Jonathan Bailey and Bowen Yang.
Wicked: For Good picks up from where the first film ended, and follows Elphaba who is now known as the Wicked Witch of the West and forced to live in exile. She continues to fight for the rights of Oz’s oppressed Animals while exposing government corruption. Glinda, meanwhile, is engaged to Fiyero and struggles to cope with the consequences of her choices.
The estrangement of the two former friends deepens as a mysterious new stranger makes their way to Oz courtesy of a cyclone. Both witches are forced to confront how their actions have irrevocably changed each other – and the fate of Oz – for good.
