How the Wicked cast defied normality with bizarre gaffes, unexpected outbursts and PLENTY of tears... but it was all for good as movie breaks box office records

After four years in the making Wicked finally released in the cinemas to great acclaim, breaking box office records with a $114 million opening at the US box office - the most for any musical adaptation ever - part of a global take of $164,180,000. Wicked's stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have defied normality with bizarre gaffes, unexpected outbursts and plenty of tears on the promotional trail for the new musical movie No Good Deed Goes Unpunished One Wicked fan came under fire from Cynthia after they edited the movie's poster to make it look more like the iconic Broadway print. Fans were unimpressed with Ariana and Cynthia's Wicked poster, noting that in the original print Elphaba's hat covered her eyes and she was wearing a slick of red lipstick One Wicked fan edited the movie's poster to make it look more like the iconic Broadway print but came under fire from Cynthia who branded it the 'wildest, most offensive thing I have ever seen' Cynthia's reaction was labelled 'irrational' and 'overdramatic' by fans and she later confessed that she 'probably should've called friends' rather than take to social media No One Mourns The Glicked Movie fanatics were left cringing by the failed attempt to make 'Glicked' happen - which asks people to watch the films Wicked and Gladiator II on the same day. Eyebrows were raised when it emerged Ariana had ended her marriage with Dalton Gomez and was dating her co-star Ethan Slater, who had welcomed a son with his wife a few months before Later that month, Ethan filled for divorce from his high school sweetheart Lilly Jay - who was 'completely blindsided' by the news Ariana shocked fans when she announced her split from ex-husband Dalton Gomez, whom she was married to from 2021-2024 Something Bad Is Happening In Shops Ahead of Wicked's release, Universal Pictures partnered with a range of brands - including Crocs and Stanley cups - to promote the film. Mattel's highly anticipated Wicked doll collection had fans talking for all the wrong reasons when it was pulled from the shelves due to an X-rated mistake on the packaging A link at the bottom of the box directed customers to a porn site - wicked.com - instead of the movie's landing page, wickedmovie.com A Sentimental WoMan Ariana and Cynthia have not been afraid to let their emotions out during the press junkets, often bursting into tears during the lighthearted chats.