This Netflix Flop Topped 'Wicked' as 2025's Biggest Streamer

Wicked may not be as popular as fans of the long-awaited screen adaptation of the Broadway sensation might have led you to believe, at least insofar as streaming is concerned.

The first theatrical installment — which whizzed into theaters in November 2024 — certainly had a magical effect on the domestic and global box offices, as well as last year's Oscars.

But it was one of Netflix's most highly-anticipated films of 2025, and biggest letdowns, that ultimately defied expectations (and gravity) to top the charts.