Thrillifying! “Wicked: For Good” bags biggest opening weekend for a staged musical adaptation at ₱163.5M

A congratulations is in order as Wicked: For Good earns ₱163.5 million in the 5-day opening weekend box office. That’s a 54% jump from the opening weekend of the first Wicked film. The Philippines charted high international sales, ranking sixth worldwide outside of the United States. Wicked: For Good also holds the achievement for having the biggest opening weekend for Universal in 2025, and since 2018.

‘Wicked: For Good’ Review: A sufficient conclusion

It’s hard to follow how big ‘Wicked’ (2024) is, visually and emotionally, how the talents of the lead stars presented in the first film are even harder to top. But ‘Wicked: For Good’ demonstrated sufficient drama, magic and music for the fans and non-fans to have their “wicked” ending.

Read our full review of ‘Wicked: For Good.’ Now showing in cinemas nationwide. Also available in IMAX 3D, 3D/4Dx and ScreenX. Rated PG by the MTRCB. #WickedForGoodPH

No good deed goes unpunished. Watch the new trailer of “Wicked: For Good,” starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande

The paths of friends diverge as one is now Glinda the Good, and the other The Wicked Witch of The West in Wicked: For Good. The final chapter in the global cinematic sensation sees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana reprise their roles as the witches of Oz, along with Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, and Jonathan Bailey. In cinemas November 19.

First look at the big-screen adaptation of the record-breaking Broadway musical “Wicked,” starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo

The best way to bring folks together is to give them a real good enemy. After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this year.  Watch the first look video here: Wicked, the untold story …