Wicked is not confirmed as the fifth-highest-grossing movie musical by the available rankings. Its position depends on which films count as musicals and whether the comparison uses worldwide or domestic grosses, with or without inflation adjustment. In a 2025 chart limited to live-action musicals, Wicked ranked third worldwide, at $755.6 million.
Where does Wicked rank among the highest-grossing movie musicals of all time?
In DraftKings Network’s 2025 chart of live-action musicals, the 2024 film Wicked ranked third by unadjusted worldwide gross, with $755.6 million. Beauty and the Beast (2017) ranked first and Aladdin (2019) second. That chart does not establish a fifth-place ranking across every kind of movie musical; it uses a specific category and accounting method. DraftKings Network’s chart also separates worldwide gross from unadjusted domestic and inflation-adjusted domestic rankings.
The exact “fifth” claim therefore needs a defined comparison set before it can be treated as fact. Rankings can differ depending on whether they include animated musicals, live-action remakes of animated films, and adaptations of stage shows, as well as whether they compare worldwide or domestic box office and adjust older grosses for inflation.
Why do published totals for Wicked differ?
Each figure below reflects a different source, date, and category. They are snapshots, not interchangeable current totals.
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| Source and date | Reported figure | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Universal/Comcast, January 17, 2025 | More than $700 million worldwide: $460.6 million domestic and $240.4 million international | A studio milestone announced on that date. Universal said the film had become the all-time top-grossing stage musical adaptation, surpassing Mamma Mia!. Universal/Comcast announcement |
| Guinness World Records, measurement date January 13, 2025 | $697,615,000 worldwide | The record listing for highest-grossing movie based on a stage show, measured as of January 13, 2025. Guinness World Records |
| DraftKings Network, 2025 | $755.6 million worldwide | Third place in its live-action-musical chart’s unadjusted worldwide ranking. DraftKings Network chart |
| Statista Research Department, indexed as of February 2026 | $758.1 million worldwide | A search-indexed figure for Broadway musical movie adaptations. The Statista page could not be opened, so this number cannot be independently checked here. Statista chart |
The January 2025 studio and Guinness figures are close but use different measurement dates and descriptions; the later chart figures reflect still later snapshots and a different chart scope. Box-office totals may also change with later releases or revised reporting, so a date and category matter as much as the headline number.
Does the ranking include animated musicals and live-action remakes?
Not necessarily. DraftKings’ list is explicitly limited to live-action musicals, while its separate tables distinguish worldwide, domestic, and inflation-adjusted domestic grosses. A ranking that adds animated films or treats live-action remakes as musicals may produce a different order. The figures should only be compared when the lists use the same eligibility rules, geography, and inflation method.
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What does “stage musical adaptation” mean for Wicked?
Wicked has an adaptation chain: Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West inspired the Broadway musical, which was adapted into the film. Guinness World Records identifies Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman with the Broadway adaptation. The stage production opened at New York’s Gershwin Theatre in October 2003 and London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre in September 2006. The film, directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, follows Elphaba and Glinda as they meet. Guinness World Records’ record entry describes the film’s connection to the stage show and novel.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Is Wicked: For Good part of the original film’s total?
No. The Associated Press reported a $226 million global opening for the sequel Wicked: For Good on November 23, 2025. That is the sequel’s opening figure, not the 2024 film’s lifetime gross, and it should not be added to the original’s total when ranking individual movies. Associated Press report
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