Wicked: For Good smashes box office records with a $150M U.S. debut and $226M worldwide opening weekend. The film lands the highest global opening for a Broadway adaptation and second-best for Universal overall. Last week’s top movie Now You See Me, Now You Don’t drops to second place with $9M in earnings.

“Wicked: For Good” viewers might never see her face, but the actor Bethany Weaver plays a huge role in the blockbuster musical sequel. Weaver takes over the role of Dorothy Gale, originally played by Judy Garland in 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz.” The actor took to Instagram during “Wicked: For Good’s” record-breaking opening weekend to …

Universal Pictures’ two-part “Wicked” gamble continues to defy gravity at the box office. Just a year after part one brought droves of audiences to movie theaters around the country, even more people bought opening weekend tickets to see the epic conclusion,

"Wicked: For Good" defied gravity at the box office with an opening that bested every other film released in 2025 — with one exception.

As expected, Wicked smashed records with its three-day opening, utterly dwarfing the original film's opening of $112 million.

The movie is expected to take in about $151.5 million from Friday through Sunday, earning 35 percent more than the first installment last year.