The movie ‘Wicked’ had a great global debut, making $165M so far. Most of this money, $117M, came from North America. The rest, $48M, was made at international box offices.
‘Wicked’ is a really popular Broadway show. Now, the movie has had the biggest opening weekend ever for a Broadway adaptation. It beat ‘Les Miserables’ which made $103M. Now ‘Wicked’ has the fourth biggest opening weekend for any musical.
‘Wicked’ came out in 61 countries so far, but not in big countries like France and China. Yet, it is already really popular and making a lot of money.
In the UK, it’s the number one movie. Fans love seeing Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba) and Ariana Grande (Glinda). The movie made over $15M in the UK.
In Australia, Mexico, and Korea, ‘Wicked’ is also number one. It had the biggest opening day ever for a musical stage adaptation in Mexico.
The movie ‘Gladiator II’ is also doing really well overseas. If you add up all the countries, it made over $200M.
We’ll have more updates on the box office earnings tomorrow.
Vocabulary List:
- Adaptation /ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/ (noun): A work that has been changed from one form to another such as a book to a film.
- Debut /deɪˈbjuː/ (noun): The first public appearance of a performer or the first showing of a play or film.
- Earnings /ˈɜːrnɪŋz/ (noun): Money obtained in return for labor or services.
- Global /ˈɡloʊbəl/ (adjective): Related to or covering the whole world.
- Opening /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/ (adjective): Relating to the beginning or first performance of something.
- Popular /ˈpɑːp.jə.lər/ (adjective): Liked or admired by many people.
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