The running time of the Wicked movie (Wicked Part 1, 2024) is approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes. The Broadway musical Wicked runs about 2 hours and 45 minutes including a 15-minute intermission. So the movie's length is very close to the full stage show's runtime, with the movie being just 10 minutes shorter than the entire stage production including the intermission.
Wicked Movie Runtime
- Wicked Part 1 movie runtime: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Wicked Broadway Musical Runtime
- Wicked musical runtime: 2 hours and 45 minutes (including a 15-minute intermission)
This means the movie covers roughly the first half of the story, and the stage show has a similar total duration but includes an intermission. The film version was split into two parts to allow more depth compared to the stage show.
