Wicked’: Ariana Grande Made Much More Money Than Cynthia Erivo?

In its first week of release ‘Bad’ It earned approximately $163 million at the worldwide box office. It was to be expected, considering that this is a production that had a budget of around 150 million dollars.

But while the numbers favor Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s film, a debate has arisen online about the salary the actors were supposed to be getting to star in the film.

What is the plot of ‘Wicked’?

“Wicked” follows the story of Elphaba, who is destined to become the Wicked Witch of the West in “The Wizard of Oz,” and her bond with Glinda, who later becomes the Good Witch of the North.

In “Wicked” Elphaba’s origins are explained, such as her difficult childhood due to being discriminated against for being green or her relationship with her sister Nessarose Thropp.

However, most of “Wicked” focuses on Elphaba’s time at Shiz University, where she meets Glinda. Although they don’t get along at all at first, they end up becoming great friends.

At the same time, Elphaba gets involved in political and social movements, in which she advocates for the talking animals of Oz, which ends up getting her into serious trouble.

How much did the cast of ‘Wicked’ earn?

It started circulating online that Ariana Grande was allegedly paid 15 times more than Cynthia Erivo to appear in ‘Wicked’, even though Erivo is the star of the film.

According to this information distributed mainly by TikTok and Reddit users, Ariana Grande would have earned $15 million, while Cynthia Erivo would have earned only one million to bring Elphaba to life.

After this information went viral, and even some media outlets picked up on it, a Universal representative decided to put an end to this speculation and tell the truth.

How much did Ariana Grande earn for ‘Wicked’?

After these rumors spread about an alleged salary difference between Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo for “Wicked,” Universal revealed the truth through a spokesperson to Deadline:

However, Universal did not provide further details on the exact salary of the actors.

How much did Cynthia Erivo earn for ‘Wicked’?

While the official salary numbers for Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in ‘Wicked’ have not been revealed, thanks to information released by Universal it is known that both actresses earned the same for their work.

Deadline verified what the company said with another source associated with the film and confirmed that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were indeed paid the same.

This equal pay is reflected in the solid friendship that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have built. Fans commented that if there was a big difference between their salaries, they probably would have discussed it by now.

But instead, the actors have given different interviews together, in which they have shown how well they are getting along. Cynthia Erivo told Deadline:

How much did Jonathan Bailey and the other actors of ‘Wicked’ earn?

According to information circulating on the Internet, Jonathan Bailey would have received an alleged payment of 450 thousand dollars to bring life to Fiyero in “Wicked”.

Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum, who play Madame Morrible and the Wizard of Oz, would have earned two million dollars each.

Universal did not elaborate further on these rumors, but it is possible that these were also “fake news”. The actual salaries of the actors have not been officially shared by the company.