Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Box Office Boffo for “Wicked For Good” As Part 2 Casts Spell with $30.8 Mil Previews, Could Hit $200 Mil Weekend Despite So-So Reviews

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“Wicked For Good” did good last night.

The Universal blockbuster scored $30.8 million in previews. It could reach a $200 million weekend.

This is despite so-so reviews. Fans don’t care. They want to see this movie!

Universal’s endless marketing campaign has worked beautifully. What seemed like “too much” to regular people was just enough for fans champing at the bit to see part 2 of last year’s extravaganza.

And that’s not all. The soundtrack album is number 1 on iTunes. Four of the tracks are on the iTunes singles chart. The soundtrack for the first film is number 11. The album from the TV special is in the top 20. The original “Wicked” is number 2 on home video.

We need “Wicked For Good” in theaters. But while you’re there, take a look at some of the other titles playing. This is movie season!

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Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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