The musical fantasy, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as witches Galinda and Elphaba, is based on the Broadway musical “Wicked,” which was loosely adapted from the novel “Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister.” It purports to tell the “real” story of what happened in Oz before Dorothy arrived.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s "Wicked" is dominating Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington’s “Gladiator II” this weekend at the domestic box office.

Here’s a breakdown of the Wicked box office, with details on how much it’s made and what records the musical adaptation has broken.

With Wicked finally out in theaters, find out what was changed from the Broadway musical for the film starring Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey and more.

Part 1, now playing in theatersWicked: Part 1's biggest cameo moments brings some major representation from the original musical to the big screen. Directed by Jon M. Chu and split into two parts, Wicked is the cinematic adaptation of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's Broadway musical of the same name.

Chu shared that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo had been cast as Galinda and Elphaba, respectively, in the long-awaited movie adaptation of Broadway's smash musical Wicked back in Nov. 2021, reactions were mixed.