Although Depraved: For Good was launched over a month in the past, the sequel nonetheless has sufficient drive to overhaul the most effective Lord of the Rings films on the field workplace. After the unique 2024 film took the world by storm, moviegoers all over the world lastly noticed the conclusion of the emotional friendship between Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande), because the story caught up with the occasions of The Wizard of Oz.
Though For Good had the second-best opening debut in 2025 and broke the document for the most important opening for a Broadway musical adaptation with $150 million, the field workplace efficiency has considerably slowed down. Regardless of new releases like Avatar: Fireplace and Ash and The Housemaid now dominating theaters, the Depraved sequel continues to be discovering legs in late December.
In keeping with Deadline, Depraved: For Good is predicted to make an extra $4.1 million throughout its fifth full weekend in theaters. Because of this the home whole might be $320.3 million, which is sufficient to go The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring within the all-time field workplace charts for a fantasy film.
As well as, the most recent field workplace whole signifies that Depraved: For Good has cracked the highest 10 home charts for the highest-grossing fantasy film. It’s now ranked as no. 9, simply behind Disney’s live-action remake, Alice in Wonderland.
Although Depraved: For Good nonetheless has an viewers, it’s unlikely that the sequel will attain the degrees of the unique 2024 installment, which made a complete of $474 million on the home field workplace. It’s the second-highest-grossing fantasy film in the identical charts. That is as a result of Depraved: For Good has been seeing vital weekly drops, which signifies that the field workplace will proceed to decelerate into the New 12 months.
The rationale for Depraved: For Good’s field workplace stumble could derive from the extra blended response to the follow-up adaptation. With the movie reimagining Act 2 of the Broadway play, critics and audiences discovered the sequel to be subpar because of the poor pacing, lack of choreography, and forgettable new tracks.
Although Depraved: For Good nonetheless managed to carry a contemporary Rotten Tomatoes rating of 67%, it’s nonetheless an enormous step-down from the 2024 installment, which has a outstanding 88%. Nevertheless, it’s additionally value mentioning that Act 2 of the play suffers from related narrative flaws and pacing, so it was already a troublesome activity for Jon M. Chu to adapt the identical story.
Although the business efficiency and important reception are lukewarm for Depraved: For Good, it’s nonetheless a significant accomplishment on condition that the film adaptation has been in improvement for over twenty years. Now the eye has shifted to award season, the place the sequel is hoping to make some influence, particularly in main appearing classes.
Depraved: For Good has been nominated for 5 awards, together with appearing nods for Erivo and Grande. Nevertheless, it missed out on a spot for Finest Movement Image – Musical or Comedy.
Depraved: For Good is taking part in 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