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Arriving one year after the first Wicked hit theaters and shattered movie-musical box-office records, For Good will serve as the film adaptation of the second act of the Broadway musical on which the live-actions are based.
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Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
24 Sep. 2025
Woo hammers the loss with a deliberateness that feels desperate: oppressive blue gloom, a slumping Christmas tree with unopened presents, a twinkly musical box that evokes sadness.
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Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Dec. 2023
She’s saved by her nurse who hurls the musical box at Henry, returning him to the spirit world.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2021
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Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
24 Sep. 2025
Woo hammers the loss with a deliberateness that feels desperate: oppressive blue gloom, a slumping Christmas tree with unopened presents, a twinkly musical box that evokes sadness.
—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Dec. 2023
She’s saved by her nurse who hurls the musical box at Henry, returning him to the spirit world.
—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2021
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“Musical box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20box. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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