Depraved: For Good has sufficient momentum to overhaul a well-liked Pirates of the Caribbean film on the field workplace. The fantasy epic primarily based on the Broadway-winning play lastly concluded the story of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande), with the second half catching as much as the occasions of The Wizard of Oz.
Depraved: For Good had a stellar field workplace debut, setting a file for the most effective opening weekend for a Broadway adaptation and the second-biggest debut for a 2025 film, simply behind A Minecraft Film.
Now that it’s hitting its fourth weekend in theaters, Depraved: For Good is projected to make a further $8.3 million, elevating its home complete to $311. 8 million. With that, the fantasy sequel has already overtaken Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which domestically made $305.4 million.
As of proper now, Depraved: For Good is the eleventh highest-grossing fantasy film on the home field workplace, and the probabilities are trying good to unlock the highest 10. The film would want to edge out Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, which made $317.8 million, and plainly this wouldn’t be too robust to perform within the coming weeks.
Regardless of the preliminary field workplace success of Depraved: For Good, the momentum has slowed down considerably since its launch in mid-November. The sequel handled main drops, together with a 58% dip throughout its second weekend and a drastic 71.9% drop throughout its third weekend.
There are a number of components which have led the film’s field workplace to decelerate in the way in which that it has. Firstly, the variation has confronted competitors with releases, together with Zootopia 2 and 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2. Specifically, the Disney sequel rapidly grew to become one of many greatest hits this 12 months and only in the near past hit the $1 billion mark.
Moreover, the lukewarm reception for Depraved: For Good possible performed a job in waning curiosity amongst audiences. Whereas the primary film wowed moviegoers and have become a sensation, the identical can’t be mentioned for the closing act. Whereas the primary film earned an unbelievable 88% Rotten Tomatoes rating, the sequel suffered a hunch with a 68% rating.
Although the viewers rating stays sturdy at 93%, plainly the film has misplaced traction since its launch. Given the speed of the weekly drops, it doesn’t seem that For Good will have the ability to replicate the identical industrial success as 2024’s Depraved, which made $474 million domestically and $757 million globally. The primary film itself is the second-highest-grossing fantasy film.
Depraved: For Good’s field workplace will proceed to decelerate within the coming weeks, with the discharge of Avatar: Fireplace & Ash and The Housemaid. However, the sequel primarily based on the Broadway play continues to be seeing potential for award consideration, with Erivo and Grande having not too long ago earned Golden Globe nominations for his or her performances. Though the film earned a complete of 4 nominations, it did miss out on Greatest Movement Image – Musical or Comedy.
Each Depraved films had been directed by Jon M. Chu. The sequel additionally noticed the returns of Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yu, Jeff Goldblum, and Marissa Bode.
Depraved: For Good is enjoying in theaters.
- Launch Date
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November 21, 2025
- Runtime
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137 Minutes
- Director
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Jon M. Chu
- Writers
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Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox, Gregory Maguire
- Producers
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Marc Platt, David Stone