Wicked' beats 'Grease' becoming the top grossing movie based on a Broadway musical at the domestic box office with $263M+

Produced on a reported budget of $150 million, Wicked is directed by Jon M. Chu. See how much the Broadway musical adaptation has made so far!

The highly anticipated Wicked movie directed by Jon M. Chu has taken the box office by storm, setting an historic record for Broadway musical adaptations. Based on the 2003 Broadway… The post Wicked Flies Past Grease to Become the Top Broadway Musical at the Box Office appeared first on Where Is The Buzz | Breaking News,

Universal's Thanksgiving pic opened to an estimated $114 million over the Nov. 22-24 weekend, more than three times the previous domestic record-holder, 'Into the Woods.'

Gladiator II’ added to the $420 million haul, with close to record attendance for Thanksgiving. ‘Queer’ is tops among new platform openers.

Broadway adaptations on the big screen are notoriously hit or miss. With the box-office success of "Wicked," analysts say it could encourage other studios to take part.

The latest updates on Wicked box office sales show that the movie continues to break records, enter all-time rankings, and has already reached the no. 1 spot in certain categories.

“Wicked” collected an additional $50.2 million at the international box office, bringing its global tally to $164.2 million. It marks the biggest worldwide opening for a film based on a Broadway show, supplanting another Universal musical, “Les Miserables,” with $103 million in 2012.

Musical adaptation "Wicked" and action epic "Gladiator II" generated a combined $25.7 million from early screenings in the U.S. and Canada, setting off the biggest box-office battle since "Barbenheimer.

The Highest Grossing Movie Ever Based on a Broadway Musical at the Domestic Box Office with $214M and counting as of Nov. 30. Biggest Global and Domestic Opening for a Movie Based on a Broadway Show, beating the worldwide opening of 2012’s Les Miserables ($103M) and the domestic opening of Disney’s 2014 Into the Woods ($31M).

According to Deadline, Wicked is now the highest-grossing movie based on a Broadway musical domestically, reaching $214.3M in domestic box office grosses as of Friday, November 29th.