‘Wicked: For Good’ stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as witches Glinda and Elphaba|@wickedmovie|X
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo starrer Wicked: For Good is off to a massive start, earning $30.8 million in previews and estimates project it could make $150 million this opening weekend.
If estimates hold, it would be the biggest opening ever for a Broadway musical adaptation, topping the first part, 2024’s Wicked, which made $112.5 million.
The movie could have the second biggest opening weekend of 2025, behind A Minecraft Movie.
Fan enthusiasm for Grande and Erivo as witches Glinda and Elphaba remains strong, especially online. The movie has 1.33 billion followers across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube, according to RelishMix.