TheImpressiveX@lemm.eeM to movies@lemm.eeEnglish · 4 months agoWicked Becomes Biggest Stage Musical Adaptation Ever At Global Box Officedeadline.comexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down114cross-posted to: movies@lemmy.worldentertainment@beehaw.org
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minus-squareTheImpressiveX@lemm.eeOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·4 months ago Grease (1978): $328 million Wicked (2024): $634.3 million Unadjusted for inflation, of course.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·4 months agoAdjusting for inflation shows this Wicked claim to be marketing bullshit. https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1978?amount=1000000
minus-squareTheImpressiveX@lemm.eeOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 months agoWhen talking about box office grosses, Hollywood never adjusts for inflation unless specified otherwise.
Bigger than “Grease”?
Unadjusted for inflation, of course.
Adjusting for inflation shows this Wicked claim to be marketing bullshit.
https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1978?amount=1000000
When talking about box office grosses, Hollywood never adjusts for inflation unless specified otherwise.