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Wicked: For Good<\/p>\n
Wicked: For Good<\/p>\n
Wicked: For Good opens this weekend, likely to a large box office haul. But as that\u2019s happening, a narrative is already forming, one of fans loving it, and critics dimming since the release of the original Wicked. <\/p>\n
As it stands, audiences have given Wicked: For Good a sky-high 96% score on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, ticking past the 95% that the original Wicked got. It is one of the highest scores for a mainstream release this year, topped by the likes of F1 (97%) and tied with Sinners at 96%. An impressive feat. Outside of theaters, we have the enigmatic KPop Demon Hunters with an unbeatable 99% audience score.<\/p>\n Wicked: For Good<\/p>\n Wicked: For Good<\/p>\n Critic scores have dropped for Wicked: For Good. 400 reviews put the original Wicked at an 88%, while 200 reviews in so far have Wicked: For Good at a 71%. That\u2019s a 7% difference between critics and audiences for the first film, and now 25% for Wicked: For Good. Why? Here\u2019s what some of the critics are saying:<\/p>\n Of course, even with a decline, we still have a majority positive reviews for the film. Such as:<\/p>\n The main question is whether these stellar audience scores turn into a stellar box office, and there\u2019s little question the movie will perform well. I might expect it to dip under its predecessor, as Part 2s can do sometimes, but with the original Wicked opening at $112,000 domestically and going on to make $758 million worldwide, if For Good does anywhere close to that, it\u2019s a smash hit. We\u2019ll find out more there around midday on Sunday.<\/p>\n Director Jon Chu has a stacked plate after this, attached to movies like Crazy Rich Asians 2, Hot Wheels and Split Fiction, among others, though which ones he sticks with, we\u2019ll see. There will no doubt be Oscar buzz for Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo like there was last year, although neither won their categories. Grande, in particular, has gotten great acclaim heading back to acting after her long journey as a pop star, harkening back to her child actor days. Now, she\u2019s starring in Focker-In-Law, the new Ben Stiller comedy out next year.<\/p>\n So, Wicked: For Good may have split critics and fans, but it\u2019s going to be a monster. Stay tuned. <\/p>\n Follow me <\/strong>on Twitter<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong><\/a> Bluesky <\/strong><\/a>and <\/strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Pick up my sci-fi novels the <\/strong>Herokiller series<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>The Earthborn Trilogy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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