{"id":727,"date":"2025-01-06T12:40:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T12:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theatrebookings.com\/blog\/?p=727"},"modified":"2025-01-06T12:41:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T12:41:02","slug":"wicked-film-hits-major-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theatrebookings.com\/blog\/wicked-film-hits-major-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicked film hits major milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theatrebookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ezgif-4-a51b3a0416.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/theatrebookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ezgif-4-a51b3a0416.jpg\" alt=\"Wicked Film\" class=\"wp-image-731\" width=\"580\" height=\"304\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new film adaptation of the popular stage musical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatrebookings.com\/london-musicals\/wicked#description-tab\">Wicked<\/a> has just made history. The film has become the highest grossing film adaptation of a stage musical of all time. It has overtaken the movie version of the West End show MAMMA MIA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Wicked film makes history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The movie has already made approximately $634.4 million, with this figure still rising. The movie is now available to watch un the UK on Prime Video and Apple TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatrebookings.com\/london-musicals\/wicked#description-tab\">Wicked<\/a> film stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Ariana Grande as Glinda, Johnathan Bailey as Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Ethan Slater as Boq and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film has also beaten out other popular movie musicals including The Greatest Showman, Mamma Mia 2 and The Little Mermaid. Wicked Part Two comes out on 21 November 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatrebookings.com\/london-musicals\/wicked#description-tab\">Wicked<\/a> is currently playing on the West End at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Book your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatrebookings.com\/london-musicals\/wicked#description-tab\">Wicked tickets<\/a> now online via the Theatre Bookings website or at our box office in Leicester Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Book your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatrebookings.com\/london-musicals\/wicked#description-tab\">Wicked tickets<\/a> with Theatre Bookings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep up to date with all things London theatre with the Theatre Bookings <a href=\"https:\/\/theatrebookings.com\/blog\/\">blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new film adaptation of the popular stage musical Wicked has just made history. The film has become the highest grossing film adaptation of a stage musical of all time. 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