Year in Review 2025: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Shatters Box Office Records & Makes History

Be it for the good, bad, ugly, or downright shocking, 2025 was full of monumentally memorable moments!

Now, as the year draws to a close, That Grape Juice is reflecting on the occasions that rocked – and to some degree maybe even reshaped – the Urban and Pop cultural landscape as we know it.

Next, we take a look at ‘Wicked: For Good’ – the sequel to 2024’s Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-led ‘Wicked’ – and how it exploded at the box office, smashing records, captivating audiences worldwide, and redefining what a Broadway musical adaptation could achieve

Read on after the jump.

The eagerly anticipated second chapter of the ‘Wicked’ saga opened in late November to an astonishing $150 million domestic weekend and $226 million globally, not only going above its predecessor’s premiere numbers but also setting new highs for stage-to-screen films.

Critics and audiences heaped praise on the film’s emotional depth and the magnetic performances of Erivo and Grande as Elphaba and Glinda respectively.

As ‘Wicked: For Good’ continues its theatrical run (having amassed just over $500 million globally at the time of this report), fans gear up for its home-streaming debut which is set to arrive just in time for New Year’s Eve..

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This spell-binding finale didn’t just conclude a beloved narrative but it also shattered expectations and records.