After seeing the trailer for months on television, the big day had finally arrived and movie fans flocked to the theatres to see the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical “Wicked”.
In its opening weekend, the new “Wicked” film broke records the world over with a $164 million in global box office receipts.
The numbers shatter the record for a film adaptation of a Broadway production of just $30 million for “Into the Woods” in 2014.
The sing along version of the film is set to begin next month; but reports are that many movie goers aren’t waiting and singing along with the film already.
Reportedly it cost $150 million to make the film and features numerous award winning actors including Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Peter Dinklage, and Michelle Yeoh. Playing the role of Nessarose, Marissa Bode becomes the first actor using a wheelchair to appear in history of the show.
“Wicked” paired up with “Gladiator II” to bring in a total of $270 million over the weekend.
The top 10 films over the weekend in North America:
“Wicked”
“Gladiator II”
“Red One”
“Bonhoeffer: Pastor Spy Assassin”
“Venom: The Last Dance”
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
“Heretic”
“The Wild Robot”
“Smile 2”
“A Real Pain”