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Wicked Becomes Biggest Stage Musical Adaptation Ever At Global Box Office

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Wicked Becomes Biggest Stage Musical Adaptation Ever At Global Box Office

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Universal’s Wicked has overtaken the studio’s own Mamma Mia! to become the biggest stage musical adaptation of all time at the worldwide box office.

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Grease (1978): $328 million

Wicked (2024): $634.3 million

Unadjusted for inflation, of course.
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  Adjusting for inflation shows this Wicked claim to be marketing bullshit.
  
  https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1978?amount=1000000
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    When talking about box office grosses, Hollywood never adjusts for inflation unless specified otherwise.

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