“Wicked: For Good” Poised for $150 Million Opening Weekend,โ Challenging Box Officeโฃ Expectations
Teh highly โanticipated film adaptation ofโ the Broadway hit “Wicked: For Good” โฃis tracking for a domestic opening weekend of $150 million,โข according to projections from Gold Derby. This potential debutโฃ woudlโ position the Global Pictures release asโ one of โthe year’s biggest openings and a significant cultural event.
The film, directed by Jon M. Chuโข and starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande,โ reimaginesโ the story of the witches of Oz. Its success is crucial for Universal, representing a major investmentโ inโข a beloved property. Gold Derby’s latest predictions place “Wicked: For โGood” well ahead of otherโ new releases, including “Now you See me: Now You Don’t” ($45M), “Predator: Badlands”โ ($25M), and “The running Man” ($20M). “Sisu: Road โขto Revenge” is predicted to round out the top five with $15M.
Recent releases garneringโฃ criticalโข acclaim include Rental Family, directed by Hikari and distributed by Searchlight pictures, which currently holds a 90 percent “fresh” rating on Rottenโข Tomatoes and a Metacritic score of 63.Sonyโ Pictures Releasing’s Sisu: Road โto Revenge, directed by Jalmari Helander, also boasts a 94 percent Rotten Tomatoes โscoreโ and a โ76 percentโข Metacritic score. However, neitherโ film isโ expected to compete with the projected opening of โ”Wicked: For Good.”
Fans canโ participate in box office predictions at Gold Derby’sโข leagues.
