Ariana Grande can't believe "Wicked" defied the odds by becoming the highest-grossing Broadway musical movie adaptation ever ... calling the flick's growing popularity "surreal."
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00:00Well, they are you would say the toast of the town here in Hollywood along with one other young lady
00:06there's Ariana Grande Cynthia Erivo and
00:10Moana, but she's animated we didn't get her but we did get the other two out in New York City where they are still
00:17Riding high on the success of this movie after two weeks. I believe it's approaching
00:22400 million globally so an enormous success, but what does that mean for them going forward?
00:28There's a couple of things though
00:29We got Ariana who you're about to see here talking about their bond that they formed over that remember
00:35It took them a very long what? Oh, it took two years
00:39Yeah, because remember there was a pandemic in the middle of it and they've also shot two movies, right?
00:44So they've spent a lot of time together
00:46We talked to Ariana about that and then Cynthia you're gonna hear talking about
00:51The sing-along version of wicked which I kind of thought they were all sing-along versions
00:57but no, they're actually gonna be putting a special specific one with the lyrics would be at the bottom with the bouncing ball and the
01:02Whole thing and they encourage people to sing along instead of discouraging it. It's something you're gonna miss that one. Mm-hmm
01:09Yeah, we say that now
01:10But here they are talking about their incredible success. I mean, can we see a long?
01:18Lifelong friendship between you and Cynthia
01:21I don't want to go
01:25Did you know that wicked was gonna be this big we know it was gonna be big but
01:31Why are you surprised at how big it is at this point?
01:38Mr. Rebo, so when it comes to all the sing-along, right? Yes. Are you excited for the actual sing-along where people?
01:45Oh
01:50Now
01:53How often have fans sang for you while you're signing autographs
02:00Wait a minute, so I got a question if Cynthia goes
02:04Can she really sing with everybody else cuz it's like a professional singer doing karaoke. I think she'd be drowned out though
02:11She's just one person. I don't know
02:13She's the one person that you actually want to hear sing
02:16You don't want to be stuck to the theater kid that thinks that they sound like her and you don't want to be stuck to
02:20The person that sounds like a dying cow, right? Right, which is what she's gonna encounter
02:25So if she goes everybody's gonna say shut up Cynthia singing, right?
02:29Nobody's gonna say it's really a valid point as well because not everybody's gonna get that experience
02:33Hi, my name is Shailene. I'm from Oklahoma. I think that this movie is amazing
02:39I love that Cynthia is actually getting her flowers
02:41I love that she's enjoying seeing that her fans are actually engaging with her and if she actually does show up to
02:47One of the viewings I think they should do something themed to where everyone is dressed up to where they can actually
02:52Enjoy and actually bring the film to life. I think that would be a great opportunity. Yeah, it's gonna get a billion bucks