With a domestic total of over $450 million and an international haul of $229 million leading to a worldwide cumulative gross of more than $680 million,Wickedwas one of the biggest movies of 2024, and it has continued its box office dominance into 2025. However, now that the film has been playing in theaters for nearly two full months, it just ventured into unfamiliar territory for the first time since its premiere.Wickedfinished Monday, January 6 at the box office inthe #6 spot with $804,000, marking the first time since it has been playing in theaters that itfailed to finish a day in the top five.Wickedmissed out on the #5 spot by just over $1,000, withTimothée Chalamet’sA Complete Unknowngrossing $804,000 to narrowly outpace the musical.
Finishing in the #4 spot on January 6 wasMoana 2, the Disney animated sequel starringDwayne Johnsonthat grossed $985,000 to bring its worldwide haul to over $960 million, making it one of the highest-grossing movies of the year.Nosferatufinished the day at #3, earning another $1.3 million on its way to reaching $70 million at the domestic box office and $31 million internationally to cross the $100 million threshold. Finishing in the top two spots on January 6 wereMufasa: The Lion King, which earned just under $2 million to take the top spot, andSonic the Hedgehog 3, which grossed $1.7 million to finish just behindMufasa.Mufasahas grossed $477 million globally andSonic 3has netted $337 million worldwide.
‘Wicked’ Is Still One of the Biggest Hits of the Season
Wickeddid finish the weekend of January 3 inside the top five at the box office, earning another $9.9 million and beatingA Complete Unknownwith only $8.1 million before the musical biopic passedWickedon Monday.Mufasa: The Lion Kingalso finally took the box office crown fromSonic the Hedgehog 3this weekend, earning $23 million to the blue speedster’s $21 million.Nosferatualso scored $13 million this weekend, whileMoana 2stacked another $12.4 million on top of its box office pile.Nicole Kidman’sBabygirlandGladiator 2finished at #8 and #9 with $4.4 million and #2.6 million, respectively.
Wickedis still playing in most theaters everywhere. Stay tuned to Collider for morebox office updates on the filmand find tickets below for a showtime near you.
The story of how a green-skinned woman framed 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.
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