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Box Office: 'Wicked' Lands Top Opening Ever for a Broadway Musical | THR News Video

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Box Office: 'Wicked' Lands Top Opening Ever for a Broadway Musical | THR News Video

Box Office: 'Wicked' Lands Top Opening Ever for a Broadway Musical | THR News Video

'Wicked' doesn't need to defy any odds here!

Director Jon M.

Chu's hit musical adaptation opened to an estimated $114 million domestically, the biggest box office launch of all time for a Broadway adaptation.

This was a landslide victory for Universal considering that the previous record holder, 'Into the Woods,' opened to $31 million.

'Wicked' is also makes the top 5 biggest domestic opening among and the top give global openings for any musical.


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