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.

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.

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,

Fans are eager to see how that acclaimed movie does at the Oscars, and if it joins the ranks of musicals that have won Best Picture. But the sequel For Good is arriving this November, and actor Jonathan Bailey recently teased the "tonal shift" of the second movie.

Jonathan Bailey is teasing a “heavier and more complicated” world in Wicked: For Good. Bailey played Fiyero Tigelaar in Jon M. Chu’s Wicked, which was released in United States theaters in November 2024.

Jonathan Bailey has told audiences to expect a "tonal shift" in 'Wicked: For Good' when the sequel hits cinemas later this year.