That’s the best Monday ever for November, better than Frozen II ($12.7M, Nov. 25, 2019), better than The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($12.3M, Nov. 25, 2013), higher than Skyfall ($11.3M, Nov. 12, 2012) and bigger than post-Covid’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ($11.1M, Nov. 14, 2022). Wicked shoots up to $128.1M through four days.

The pair of films did huge business as Thanksgiving gets underway in the United States. Globally, the movies have earned $162.5 million and $220.5 million, respectively.

Battling a 27 percent decline in domestic ticket sales compared with before the pandemic, studios left no marketing drum unthumped in releasing the movies.