20 Jan ‘Wizard of Oz’ at Sphere Hits $260 Million in Ticket Sales [The Hollywood Reporter]
By Erik Hayden
January 20, 2026| As mogul James Dolan plots an expansion for the Sphere concept to the nation’s capital, his unique Las Vegas-based entertainment venue has disclosed a new milestone for its blockbuster Wizard of Oz experience.
The reimagining of the 1939 classic has now sold 2 million tickets since it bowed on Aug. 28 of last year, totaling more than $260 million in ticket sales, the company said Tuesday. While it’s apples-and-oranges as far as the box office goes — an Oz at The Sphere ticket could be $200, while a movie ticket at a normal theater showing may be more like $15 — $260 million in ticket sales would rank at No. 9 domestically in theaters last year, basically tied with Universal’s live-action How to Train Your Dragon ($262 million stateside).
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