Although Wicked is now available for purchase on digital platforms like Prime Video and Apple TV+, the film has continued to put up impressive box office numbers, including adding another $19 million to its domestic total the weekend after Christmas. Wicked’s domestic box office total currently stands at $429 million, with another $209 million from international earnings to put its worldwide cumulative gross at $639 million. Wicked’s $429 domestic gross puts it inside the top 150 for the highest-grossing movies ever at the domestic box office when adjusted for inflation, which is an incredibly impressive feat. Wicked recently passed Iron Man 2 (2010) on the domestic inflation box office list at $426 million, and after it earns another $2 million or so it will move past Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), which earned $430 million when adjusted for inflation.
Wicked has also made history in other categories, including becoming the highest-grossing movie ever based on a Broadway play at the domestic box office, with its $429 million soaring past Grease’s $188 million with ease. Wicked is also one of the top three highest-grossing movies of 2024 at the domestic box office, falling short of only Deadpool & Wolverine and Inside Out 2 after recently overtaking Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Despicable Me 4. The musical film starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande is even the third-highest-grossing musical ever domestically, less than $50 million behind Frozen 2 but still close to $75 million behind Beauty and the Beast. Wicked’s lower international earnings have left it at #6 on the list of the highest-grossing movies of 2024 at the worldwide box office.
What Are the Highest-Grossing Movies Ever When Adjusted for Inflation?
The highest-grossing movie of all time when adjusted for inflation is Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, titled Star Wars upon release, which earned $460 million domestically in 1977, which translates to a whopping $1.7 billion from domestic earnings alone in 2024, more than any movie has grossed this year even at the worldwide box office. The second-highest-grossing movie ever when adjusted for inflation is Titanic (1997), which earned $674 million domestically, which would equate to $1.4 billion in 2024. Titanic also grossed over $1.5 billion from international earnings, which makes it the fourth-highest-grossing movie ever in foreign markets despite releasing almost 30 years ago.
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