“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.

Universal’s “Wicked” has rejuvenated the box office after weeks of declining grosses, earning the third highest opening weekend of 2024 with $114 million from 3,888 theaters.