Universal ‘s Wicked : For Good essentially beat itself at the box office, err, the franchise’s first half that is last year’s Wicked.

Wicked: For Good opened to $150M domestic, and $226M around the world, besting Wicked ‘s $112.5M domestic, and $164M global start. Therefore, Wicked : For Good beat Wicked in the following records:

Biggest Global and Domestic Opening for a Movie Based on a Broadway Show

Biggest Global and Domestic Opening for Ariana Grande ever

Biggest Global and Domestic Opening Ever for Cynthia Erivo

Biggest Global and Domestic Opening Ever for filmmaker Jon M. Chu .

Biggest Opening Ever for a Musical Feature by Stephen Schwartz

Biggest Domestic and Global Opening for Producer Marc Platt , Wicked: For Good outstripped the global opening

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