Universal Pictures made Wicked available to rent and own on digital formats a little over a month after its release in theaters in the United States. Some may look at this decision by Universal as nothing more than a chance to capitalize on the film’s success during the final few days of the holidays,

Wicked is continuing to bring in huge amounts of money for Universal Pictures. Wicked was released in United States theaters in November 2024. The film, which stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp and Ariana Grande as Galinda Upland,

Universal has revealed the impressive sales on Jon M. Chu's Wicked premium video-on-demand release. The movie-musical earned more than $70 million in the U.S. and Canada in its first week available to watch at home,

Wicked” is “very very popular” - on the big screen, and now on video-on-demand. In a rare display of transparency for downstream revenues, Universal reported the big-budget musical adaptation has racked up $26 million in its first day and $70 million in its first week of digital release in the United States and Canada.

The home release total comes on top of a theatrical run with $686 million grossed worldwide and counting The post ‘Wicked’ Earns Record $70 Million for Universal in First Week of Premium On-Demand appeared first on TheWrap.

The highest grossing Broadway musical movie, Wicked, minted a great first seven days on PVOD with $70M, Universal reports. This is after the Jon M. Chu directed, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande movie landed in homes on Dec.

The record-smashing musical has been a huge win for Donna Langley and NBCUniversal's film empire, which have proven that a movie can still be a big draw in theaters even if it goes to home entertainment early.