Wicked is just days ahead of breaking a major box office record, details explored

Jon M. Chu's Wicked is one of the biggest success stories from 2024. In today's world, where musicals are a rarity, this splashy blockbuster won over the audience and the critics alike. It received mainly positive reviews from critics, leading to its 88% fresh Rotten Tomatoes score.

Besides, it is earning nominations in nearly all American award shows. Most recently, it became the most nominated at the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) awards, which makes it a frontrunner in the upcoming Academy Awards.

While the critics and the jury are praising it, the audience seemingly can't get enough of it either. It currently holds a whooping 95% Popcornmeter rating. However, that's not the only way the audience is showering their love over this musical. As it turns out, the global turnover for this charming movie is huge. In fact, it is on its way to breaking a major box office record.

In a few days, Wicked will be the sixth 2024 film to cross the $700 million milestone at the global box office.

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Wicked will soon hit a major milestone: Details explored

In 2024, Wicked brought the iconic pair of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande to the screens for a magical experience. The film put a fresh spin on Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel while keeping the spirit of the Broadway musical, intact. It led to its positive reception. Simultaneously, it helped the film achieve a major box-office milestone despite a presumable hiccup along the way.

The Jon M. Chu film was released in theaters toward the end of November 2024 and became available to rent on the PVOD platforms about a month later. It felt like a surprising move from the studio, considering the growing box office collection for the film. Some people feared that it would lead people to watch it at home instead of showing up at theaters to catch it on a big screen. However, despite that decision, the movie is about to cross a major milestone in its global box office collections.

According to the reports, Wicked has earned over $697 million globally and is inching closer to crossing the coveted $700 million. Considering the market demand, it will presumably surpass this mark by the upcoming weekend.

By doing so, it will be the sixth 2024 film release to achieve this feat besides Inside Out 2 ($1.6 billion), Deadpool & Wolverine ($1.3 billion), Moana 2 ($989 million), Despicable Me 4 ($969 million), and Dune: Part 2 ($714 million).

That's not it! Wicked has entered another glorious chart with its global haul. In a year that gave us a wide variety of musicals, from Joker: Folie à Deux to Mean Girls and from Spellbound to Música, Jon M. Chu's gravity-defying musical reigns supreme. It has recently become one of the highest-grossing musicals of all time. So, it puts another feather in the cap of this chart-busting musical.

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