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,

Once in a while, the box office needs a jump start, and it got one over the weekend with the combined appeal of “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” two movies aimed at vastly different audiences.

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.

Battling a 27 percent decline in domestic ticket sales compared with before the pandemic, studios left no marketing drum unthumped in releasing the movies.

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,

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.

Wicked,” “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Inside Out 2” mark a hard stop to musicals, the MCU and animated fare underperforming.

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