For some studios it’s wicked hard to make money off of the big-screen adaptations of Broadway musicals — but not Universal.
Their Jon M. Chu second-parter Wicked: For Good just became Fandango‘s best first-day ticket pre-seller of 2025, surpassing Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, and Superman.
Wicked: For Good opens on Nov. 21.
Wicked: For Good now ranks among Fandango’s top 10 best all-time first-day ticket pre-sellers, which includes blockbusters like Star Wars: Force Awakens, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, and others. Additionally, the film is the best PG-rated first-day ticket pre-seller of all time on the platform, surpassing Frozen, The Lion King, and K-Pop Demon Hunters: Sing-Along Event.
The first-half, Wicked, also opened the weekend before Thanksgiving a year ago and posted the best opening ever for a feature take of a Broadway musical ($112.5M) in addition to becoming the highest grossing big-screen version of Great White Way showstopper at $473.2M domestic, $756.4M worldwide.
Wicked notched ten Oscar noms, including Best Picture, and a first nom in the Best Supporting Actress category for Ariana Grande. It wound up winning two for Costume and Production Design. The Marc Platt produced movie is based on the 2003 stage musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, which was loosely based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel.
“With last year’s Wicked breaking records and captivating audiences around the world, it is no surprise that fans are racing to get their tickets to Wicked: For Good,” said Jerramy Hainline, EVP of Fandango. “The first film became a true cultural phenomenon bringing new generations into the world of Wicked, and it’s clear that fans can’t wait to see how the story continues on the big screen.”
For those fans who wants to catch up on all things Wicked before the grand finale – if they buy a ticket to Wicked: For Good, they can get Wicked for $9 on Fandango at Home.
