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‘Wicked’ Soundtrack Debuts At No. 2 On Billboard 200 Chart, Making History For Broadway-To-Film Adaptations
Wicked has another sales record to add to its list: The film soundtrack scored the highest-ever Billboard debut for a big-screen stage adaptation.
The soundtrack was kept from the #1 spot on the chart (dated Dec. 7) by the debut of Kendrick Lamar’s surprise album GNX, which marks his fifth consecutive chart-topper. The Wicked film was released November 22, and over the Thanksgiving weekend became the highest grossing Broadway-musical-based movie ever at the domestic box office. And while the Broadway League’s official grosses for the lucrative, tourist-heavy Thanksgiving Week won’t be available until tomorrow, early indications are that the figures will include some big numbers.
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