Depraved: For Good continues its robust theatrical run, now passing one other important film impressed by The Fantastic Wizard of Oz. Although it has not made fairly the identical splash as final 12 months’s Depraved, which was a real cultural phenomenon, the second half of the Broadway musical film adaptation has grossed $490 million worldwide since its theatrical launch on November 21.
As compared, 2024’s Depraved grossed almost $758 million throughout its time in theaters. Starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the 2 Depraved motion pictures chart the connection between the longer term Depraved Witch of the West and Glinda the Good, earlier than and through the time Dorothy is in Oz, as Elphaba combats The Wizard’s (Jeff Goldblum) regime after discovering he’s a fraud.
Now, per The Numbers, Depraved: For Good is No. 41 on the checklist of the highest-grossing fantasy motion pictures of all time on the worldwide field workplace, having simply moved above 2013’s Ouncesthe Nice and Highly effective at No. 42 (Depraved is No. 25). Ouncesthe Nice and Highly effective can also be a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, however informed from The Wizard’s perspective, loosely primarily based on the unique supply materials.
This entry stars James Franco as “Oz”, Michelle Williams as Glinda, Mila Kunis as Theodora (Depraved Witch of the West), and Rachel Weisz as Evanora (East). It acquired combined critiques, and regardless of grossing almost $500 million worldwide, it was a modest field workplace success, resulting from its inflated manufacturing finances (with some sources estimating Disney spent $300 million).
In distinction, the primary Depraved film was met with widespread important acclaim and acquired a complete of 10 Oscar nominations, together with Finest Image, Finest Actress for Cynthia Erivo, and Finest Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande. Erivo and Grande have once more been nominated for Golden Globes for Depraved: For Good, although the film itself wasn’t nominated for Finest Movement Image, Musical or Comedy.
Depraved: For Good‘s deflated reception could end in it shedding among the Oscar nominations most predicted it might get forward of its launch, although anticipation was nonetheless excessive for the finale, and Erivo and Grande’s performances have been extensively praised. The film can also be nonetheless in cinemas, which permits the worldwide field workplace gross the prospect to come back nearer to its predecessor.
The Wizard of Oz is a timeless basic that continues to seize individuals’s creativeness, and as L. Frank Baum’s unique books are within the public area, many have stepped as much as reinterpret the world and characters. Depraved: For Good is probably not essentially the most or the least commercially profitable adaptation of it, however it’s nonetheless transferring up the rankings of previous fantasy field workplace hits.
- 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