Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s alleged salaries on “Wicked” are going viral due to the massive pay gap between the stars

Each Wicked cast member’s rumored salaries went viral on social media.

The alleged list shocked fans because of the huge salary difference between the main cast, Cynthia Erivo, 37, who plays Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Ariana Grande, 31, who plays Glinda, the Good Witch.

Although the numbers have not been confirmed and it is unclear who first shared the list, many people are commenting on the reports and offering their thoughts.

In the alleged salary report, the musical film’s lead actor, Cynthia, is said to have been paid $1 million, while supporting actress Ariana earns more than ten times the same amount.

The pop sensation will reportedly be paid $15 million for her role in the musical adaptation – which broke records for any Broadway film on its opening weekend.

Meanwhile, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum, who play Madame Morrible and the Wizard respectively, reportedly earn $2 million each.

The rumored salaries of each Wicked cast member went viral on social media, shocking fans with the massive salary difference between leads Ariana Grande, 31, and Cynthia Erivo, 37

As for the rest of the main cast, the list states that Jonathan Bailey, who is also known for his role as Prince Fiyero, reportedly earns just under half a million.

His reported salary is $450,000, while Ethan Slater, who plays Boq and met his now-girlfriend Grande while working on the film, reportedly earns $350,000.

According to rumors, Marissa Bode and Bowen Yang’s salaries are $250,000 each.

In response to the alleged leaked list, fans are voicing their thoughts and there seems to be a general consensus on the reaction to the alleged list.

One particular tweet on X was viewed over 11 million times and received almost 120,000 likes.

The tweet read: “Ariana making over $10 million more than Cynthia doesn’t sit well with me…”

“This makes no sense,” another commenter wrote.

Yet another person described the alleged salary gap as “diabolical.” Someone else thought it was “unfair.”

However, there were those who defended the rumored loophole, saying Ariana was objectively the more famous star, writing: “An actor’s salary depends not on talent, but on the people who come to films because of them.”

In response, an X user tried to clear up the allegations with another rumor report. “To clear this up, Ariana allegedly split her 15 million with Cynthia so Cynthia would get more than her 2 million (sic) salary,” the X user tweeted.

Although the numbers have not been confirmed and it is unclear who first shared the list, many people are commenting on the reports and offering their thoughts; shown in the film still

In the alleged salary report, the musical film’s lead actor, Cynthia, is said to have been paid $1 million, while supporting actress Ariana earns more than ten times the same amount; shown in the film still

Meanwhile, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum, who play Madame Morrible and the Wizard respectively, reportedly earn $2 million each; Pictured from left to right: Jeff, Jonathan Bailey, Cynthia, Ariana and Michelle in London

As for the rest of the main cast, the list states that Jonathan Bailey, also known for his role as Prince Fiyero, reportedly earns just under half a million; Pictured left to right: Ethan Slater, Jeff, Marissa Bode, Michelle, Cynthia, Ariana, Jonathan and Bronwyn James in LA

Reacting to the alleged leaked list, fans share their surprise. One particular tweet on X was viewed over 11 million times and received almost 120,000 likes

“This makes no sense,” another commenter wrote

Yet another person described the alleged salary gap as “diabolical”

Someone else called it “unfair”

However, there were those who defended the alleged gap, saying Ariana was objectively the more famous star

There were also a lot of Wicked fans who felt that Grande was already expected to earn more than Erivo since she would attract more viewers with her huge fan base

In response, an X user tried to clear up the allegations with another rumor report

“Also, Jon is known for rewarding his actors/actresses when a film does well,” they wrote, referring to director Jon M. Chu. “Depending on how big Wicked gets, they may both receive additional pay.”

Meanwhile, there were also a lot of Wicked fans who felt that Grande was already expected to earn more than Erivo since she would attract more viewers with her huge fan base.

“You always kill me when you discuss this topic,” another X user tweeted. “Why on earth should they get the same thing??? “They don’t bring the same number of people to the theater…”

The rumored salary figures were released after it was revealed that “Wicked” grossed around $114 million at the US box office in its first weekend of release – marking the biggest debut for a musical adaptation in history.

According to a Variety report, Wicked’s budget was around $300 million, with each of the two installments having an average budget of $150 million.