Comment on Wicked Becomes Biggest Stage Musical Adaptation Ever At Global Box Office

reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Grease (1978): $328 million

  Wicked (2024): $634.3 million

  Unadjusted for inflation, of course.

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  • reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Adjusting for inflation shows this Wicked claim to be marketing bullshit.

    www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1978?amount=10…

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    • TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      When talking about box office grosses, Hollywood never adjusts for inflation unless specified otherwise.

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