‘Wicked’ Box Office Summary – How Much Green Are Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Seeing?

Evil dances through theaters in America and around the world. Immediately after its release on November 22nd, the film adaptation of the Broadway classic has been in the works for many years. Now under the leadership of Jon M. Chuwhose musical directing activities include Boost 2 And In the heightsElphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda Upland (Ariana Grande) can finally see the light of day in the land of Oz.

A story of sisterhood, acceptance and justice, Evil not only has loyal fans of the musical’s history, but also a general audience unfamiliar with the story. While the film opens Thanksgiving week alongside other movie stars, Find out how much here Evil The earnings to date and the breakdown of the total budget to bring the film to the screen.

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“Wicked” budget by department

The total production budget for Evil is estimated at around $150 million. Check out how some of the expenses are spread across the film.

Actor

While the leading actresses’ salaries are not revealed to the public, there has been speculation about their alleged salary differences, with Grande receiving $15 million and Erivo just $1 million. However, according to Deadline, Universal has clarified that this pay difference is simply a hoax and is based on an internet hoax.

Even if the reports are fake, that doesn’t change the reality that women of color in Hollywood are not being paid adequately for their roles. Taraji P Hensonwhose acting accolades include a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Richspoke about the dire situation of wage inequality in the industry.

“If you hear someone say, ‘So-and-so made $10 million,’ that didn’t come into their account,” Henson continued. “From above, Uncle Sam gets 50%. Now have $5 million. Your team gets 30% of your gross income, not according to what Uncle Sam made. Now do the math.”

Practical sets

EvilThe practical sets are overseen by a six-time Oscar-nominated production designer Nathan Crowley. Crowley was responsible for creating the film’s world and oversaw production work on the sets designed for the film, including the 52-foot-tall set for Shiz University, and the planting of nine million tulips to bring Munchkinland to life. Although the budget for Crowley’s work has not yet been revealed, Crowley has done extensive work for films with similar production budgets, such as: Interstellar (Budget $165 million), Batman begins ($150 million budget) and most recently Wonka (Budget: $125 million).

Visual effects

Supplementary EvilIndustrial Light & Magic is responsible for the film’s visual effects Pablo Helman Leading the team as visual effects production manager. The visual effects house is also the same one that brought all the tornadoes to life in the 2024 remake of America’s favorite disaster movie. Twister. Working with a budget of $155 million to $200 million TwisterThe team managed to create six tornado scenes using ten complicated models, an LFL pyro simulation program and other technical parts that connect to the background sky. As opposed to Twisterthat takes place in Oklahoma, Evil is much more extraordinary and probably requires much more elaborate and expensive visual effects to blend with the film’s practical sets.

Outside EvilDespite Universal’s production budget of $150 million, the film received a marketing boost worth up to $350 million – a staggering amount compared to Universal’s other advertising campaigns for blockbusters like Spider-Man: No Way Home ($220 million) and Avengers: Endgame ($200 million). Because the film is under the Universal Pictures banner, the film has access to 450 advertising partners, including Target and Bloomingdale’s, who focus on the retail sector and leverage their reach of two billion shoppers. This huge budget is due to this Evil Despite being an intellectual property, it has yet to establish a strong cinematic presence as it is not part of a franchise.

Starbucks collaboration

The $115.4 billion coffee chain has launched two new drinks to mark the occasion: the Glinda Pink Potion (with a dragon fruit refresher base) and Elphaba’s Cold Brew (infused with matcha). The real highlight of this Starbucks collaboration is the limited edition, which is available in 20,000 stores worldwide Evil Drinking glasses that, unsurprisingly, come in pink and green.

“Evil” Lego figures

Kids (and adults) are invited to build the Land of Oz with Lego bricks from the comfort of their own home Evil Collection. Their range includes brick figures not only for Elphaba and Glinda, but also for the Wizard, Nessarose, Madame Morrible and Fiyero. That’s not all – the collaboration will also sell Lego sets of Glinda and Elphaba’s dorm trinkets, as well as mini replicas of Shiz University and the Emerald City.

Hilton experience

Fans can now stay in one Evil-Themed hotel room courtesy of the New York Hilton Midtown. Decorated primarily in Elphaba green and Glinda pink, the unique suite features an Art Deco aesthetic befitting the royal apartments of Oz and the Wizard. The suite is only available from November 21st to January 5th.

How much does “Wicked” need to make at the box office to break even?

For Evil In order to achieve a return on investment, the film still needs to achieve some significant box office returns. With a hefty budget of $150 million, the film needs to gross between $300 and $350 million worldwide to break even. Essentially, production costs must be doubled or even tripled to be considered a box office success. While it’s currently off to a strong start in its opening week, the true test will be how well it continues to fly in the coming weeks.

How is “Wicked” doing at the box office?

Evil hit the box office with a bang and defied gravity. Director Chu can breathe a sigh of relief – the film made its entire planned budget on the opening weekend alone. The film adaptation of the legendary Broadway musical grossed a whopping $114 million domestically, proving that movie musicals still have a place in cinema. Worldwide revenue was a staggering $164 million. The film last grossed $15.8 million on Monday, breaking the November Monday box office record Frozen ii And The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

In just three days Evil surpassed other movie musical juggernauts like them The Little Mermaid And dream girl. The film is currently ranked 24th in the domestic musical box office of all time. Evil is expected to exceed the $504 million mark set in 2017 Beauty and the Beast New edition. At the moment, the film has already shot so far that it is no longer one of the 15 highest-grossing films of the year. Evil It also broke other records, including a Friday opening of $46 million (the highest opening day for a musical film ever) and a weekend total that put it ahead of the game Mean Girls And The color purple.

How does “Wicked” compare to other Thanksgiving week releases?

In the battle for Thanksgiving week releases Evil is a neck-and-neck race with him Gladiator II in terms of box office revenue. Compared to EvilThe current global total of $164 million and an A CinemaScore, Gladiator II is received rather lukewarm. Although he earns $165 million internationally which is just $1 million more Evilis total, Gladiator II received a more muted B CinemaScore and mixed to positive reviews.

However, the Glicked competition is about to meet its biggest rival yet. Disney’s highly anticipated sequel Moana 2which hits theaters on November 27, 2024, will be taking over all the turkey this Thanksgiving week. With returning stars Auliʻi Cravalho And Dwayne Johnson, Moana 2 is expected to gross a whopping $225 million in its global opening weekend. The sequel is set three years after the events of the first film, with Moana (Cravalho) now a fully-fledged Pacific Wayfinder. Together with the mischievous demigod Maui (Johnson) and a group of eccentric islanders, Moana faces off against her greatest enemy yet.

The story of how a green-skinned woman, tricked by the Wizard of Oz, becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.

Release date

November 22, 2024

Pour

Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle, Peter Dinklage, Aaron Teoh, Grecia De la Paz, Colin Michael Carmichael, Adam James, Andy Nyman , Courtney Mae-Briggs , Sharon D Clarke , Jenna Boyd

Duration

160 minutes

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