Wicked: Part II: The film is already breaking several records

Wicked: Part II: The film is already breaking several records



Wicked: Part II arrives in November

Bringing one of Broadway’s most famous musicals to the screen, Evil came out in theaters last year. The feature film describes the meeting between Elphaba and Glinda, two witches who live in the world of Oz who get to know each other when they enroll at Shiz University. Their differences don’t stop them from creating a very strong bond andstart a deep friendship. But their relationship with the Wizard of Oz risks causing trouble between them.

The adaptation of the musical, directed by Jon M. Chuwas split into two films. Wicked: Part II however, it was filmed at the same time as the first part. This will allow fans to discover this sequel less than a year before the release of the first film. But before that, has already broken several records

The film breaks pre-sale records!

In the United States, advance ticket sales for Jon M. Chu’s new film opened on Wednesday, October 8 on the platform Fandango. And according to the latter, Wicked: Part II signed the most important first day of pre-sales of the year. But also the biggest first day of pre-sales of all time for a PG-rated film (i.e. for which parents are advised to accompany their children).

But that’s not all, as the film has moved on Cinzia Erivo AND Arianna Grande it also earned a spot in the top 10 best first day presales of all time on Fandango. By obtaining these performances, exceeded experts’ expectationsthat he underestimated the hype surrounding the film.

Towards a huge box office success?

Pre-sale records set by Wicked: Part II they are obviously a great sign for the movie. They suggest it this will be even stronger than its predecessor when it hits theaters. Second Box office mojothe first part grossed more than $756 million worldwide. The second should exceed 800 millionand even maybe approaching one billion (or even surpass it?).

In France, Wicked: Part II will be shown in cinemas from next November 19th. As we reported to you in September, its duration is 2 hours and 18 minutescompared to 2 hours and 40 minutes of the first. Which is not surprising, given that the first part of the opera is more extensive in terms of songs.

Source: Cine Serie

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