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Wicked: For Good

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1763962641695Wicked.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>&#x27;Wicked: For Good.&#x27; Universal Pictures</div>Universal&#x27;s musical sequel &quot;Wicked: For Good&quot; stole the box office spotlight in its North America debut this weekend, with a record-setting haul to the tune of $150 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.Variety said the film&#x27;s debut was the highest ever for a Broadway musical adaptation, while analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research called it a &quot;sensational, record-breaking opening&quot; for a fantasy adventure sequel.Tony Award-winner Cynthia Erivo and pop star Ariana Grande return as the magical land of Oz&#x27;s most notable witches -- the green-skinned, outcast Elphaba and popular pink-wearing Glinda -- to wrap up the story-line introduced in last year&#x27;s blockbuster part one.The &quot;Wizard of Oz&quot; retelling is based on the long-running Broadway musical, itself adapted from Gregory Maguire&#x27;s 1995 novel.Part two follows Glinda and Elphaba -- now dubbed the Wicked Witch of the West -- as they struggle against the nefarious mechanizations of The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) and Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh).&quot;This is broad-appeal Hollywood filmmaking at its best, a spectacular adventure story told from a female point of view,&quot; said Gross.&quot;Strong word-of-mouth is going to drive business through next week&#x27;s 5-day Thanksgiving holiday and into December,&quot; he added.In second place at the US and Canadian box office, according to Exhibitor Relations, was Lionsgate&#x27;s &quot;Now You See Me: Now You Don&#x27;t,&quot; with $9.1 million.The third installment in the crime heist franchise dropped from the top spot a week prior, when it took in over $21 million.The film reunites Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and Woody Harrelson as Robin Hood-style illusionists targeting dangerous criminals.With $6.3 million, third place went to 20th Century&#x27;s &quot;Predator: Badlands,&quot; the latest installment in the decades-old sci-fi horror franchise.Paramount&#x27;s &quot;The Running Man&quot; -- a new take on Stephen King&#x27;s dystopian novel about a murderous game show -- fell two spots since its debut last weekend to fourth place, with $5.8 million.Fifth place went to Searchlight&#x27;s &quot;Rental Family,&quot; starring Brendan Fraser as a struggling actor who takes on odd stand-in roles in Japan.Gross called the film&#x27;s $3.3 million haul a &quot;soft opening for a fall drama,&quot; but said it should get a lift from next week&#x27;s long holiday weekend, and that international revenue &quot;should be solid,&quot; given its setting and Fraser&#x27;s foreign appeal.Rounding out the top-10 were:&quot;Sisu: Road to Revenge&quot; ($2.6 million)&quot;Regretting You&quot; ($1.5 million)&quot;Nuremberg&quot; ($1.2 million)&quot;Black Phone 2&quot; ($1.0 million)&quot;Sarah&#x27;s Oil&quot; ($770,000)

Universal's musical sequel "Wicked: For Good" stole the box office spotlight in its North America debut this weekend, with a record-setting haul to the tune of $150 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.

Universal's musical sequel "Wicked: For Good" stole the box office spotlight in its North America debut this weekend, with a record-setting haul to the tune of $150 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.

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'Wicked' sequel sees green in weekend-winning N. America debut

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Published November 24, 2025 01:42 PM PHT

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