Wicked Part Two Budget -

This creates an interesting financial quirk: Part Two gets the benefit of A-list star power for a "package price" that, had the actors negotiated separately after the massive success of Part One , would have cost exponentially more. If Part One generates a billion dollars, the actors' agents would have demanded massive pay hikes for the sequel. By locking them in early, the studio effectively "gamed" the budget, keeping the sequel's salary costs lower than the market value of its stars.

When Wicked: Part One finally flew into theaters, audiences were dazzled. But behind the Emerald City’s glittering facade lies a very green reality: these movies cost a fortune. wicked part two budget

The answer lies in the . Production on the massive set in the UK shut down right in the middle of the schedule. While the cameras stopped rolling, the bills did not. Universal Pictures had to pay to keep the massive Munchkinland sets standing and the crew on hold for months. This "force majeure" event likely inflated the budget by tens of millions of dollars, making the budget of Part Two artificially swollen by costs that had nothing to do with what appears on screen. This creates an interesting financial quirk: Part Two

So, how do we split that for "Part Two"? While Universal hasn't released a standalone figure, industry analysts (including Variety and Forbes ) estimate the cost of the remaining footage is roughly for production alone. When Wicked: Part One finally flew into theaters,

By the time Part Two rolls around, Universal will have spent over $300 million globally just on advertising both films. However, expect the Part Two campaign to be even louder.