But what most people outside the New York tri-state area don’t know is that Wicked is also a stage play. Thanks to all the hoopla surrounding the movie, that little adaptation at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City recently enjoyed the most lucrative week in Broadway history.

"Wicked" is now the highest-grossing film based on a Broadway musical ever, surpassing a movie that held the record for more than a decade.

Wicked brought in a staggering $5 million last week, marking the highest weekly gross in history for any Broadway show. That total, which was accumulated across nine shows last week, rather than the typical eight,