‘Wicked: For Good’ Adds to Its Boxoffice Tally on List of Top-Grossing Film Adaptations of Broadway Musicals: Full List

Wicked: For Good has grossed $484.2 million worldwide in its first month at the boxoffice, which puts it at No. 3 on Billboard ’s list of the top-grossing films that are adapted from Broadway musicals. Our list is drawn from boxofficemojo.com’s running tally of the 1,000 top-grossing films of all time in terms of worldwide grosses. Image Credit: ©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection Both Wicked: for Good and its predecessor, 2024’s Wicked , were adapted from the 2003 Broadway musical Wicked . The first Wicked film opened on Nov. 22, 2024. In just five weeks, it pulled ahead of Mamma Mia! to become the top-grossing film adapted from a Broadway musical. Wicked received 10 Oscar nominations on Jan. 23, 2025, including nods for both of its stars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande . It won two awards at the Oscars ceremony on March 2, 2025 - best costume design and best production design. Both Wicked and Wicked: For Good were directed by Jon M. Chu, whose hit-studded résumé includes a previous film adaptation of a Broadway musical, the 2021 movie version of Lin-Manuel Miranda ’s breakout hit In the Heights . Eight film adaptations of Broadway musicals appear on Box Office Mojo’s list of the top 1,000 films in terms of their lifetime worldwide grosses. One disclaimer about this list right at the top: The biggest blockbusters of earlier eras simply can’t match the grosses of today’s hits. (It’s not just your imagination that ticket prices are much higher than they used to be.) The Sound of Music has grossed $161.4 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo - not enough to make their list of 1,000 top-grossing films. But that 1965 adaptation of the 1959 Broadway musical is one of the biggest hits in film history. (Of course, back then a movie ticket cost less than a box of Raisinets does today.) Our list does not include Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again , the Cher -featuring sequel to Mamma Mia! , on the grounds that it was really just a sequel to a hit movie. (The sequel did astonishingly well, with a worldwide gross of $395.6 million.) By contrast, Wicked: For Good had the same source material as Wicked - the 2003 Broadway show. Here are the eight top-grossing film adaptations of Broadway musicals in terms of lifetime worldwide grosses. Hairspray Image Credit: ©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection Film’s worldwide gross: $203.6 million Soundtrack’s Billboard 200 peak: No. 2 Stars: John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Allison Janney, Nikki Blonsky Director: Adam Shankman Date film opened: July 20, 2007 Date Broadway show opened: Aug. 15, 2002 Music credits: Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman Into the Woods Film’s worldwide gross: $212.9 million Soundtrack’s Billboard 200 peak: No. 8 Stars: Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, Johnny Depp Director: Rob Marshall Date film opened:...

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