Oz the Great and Powerful - Wikipedia Oz the Great and Powerful Oz the Great and Powerful Theatrical release poster Directed by Sam Raimi Produced by Joe Roth Screenplay by Mitchell Kapner David Lindsay - Abaire Story by Mitchell Kapner Based on Oz series by L. Frank Baum Starring James Franco Michelle Williams Rachel Weisz Mila Kunis Zach Braff Bill Cobbs Joey King Tony Cox Music by Danny Elfman Cinematography Peter Deming Edited by Bob Murawski Production companies Walt Disney Pictures Roth Films Curtis - Donen Productions Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Release date February 14, 2013 ( 2013 - 02 - 14 ) ( El Capitan Theatre ) March 8, 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 08 ) ( United States ) Running time 130 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $200 million ( gross ) $160.2 million ( net ) Box office $493.3 million Oz the Great and Powerful is a 2013 American fantasy adventure film directed by Sam Raimi and produced by Joe Roth, from a screenplay written by David Lindsay - Abaire and Mitchell Kapner. The film stars James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz and Mila Kunis, with Zach Braff, Bill Cobbs, Joey King, and Tony Cox in supporting roles. Based on L. Frank Baum 's Oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original novel, Oz the Great and Powerful is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer film, The Wizard of Oz. The film tells the story of Oscar Diggs, a deceptive magician who arrives in the Land of Oz and encounters three witches : Theodora, Evanora, and Glinda. Oscar is then enlisted to restore order in Oz, while struggling to resolve conflicts with the witches and himself. Kapner began developing an origin story for the Wizard of Oz after a lifelong interest of wanting to create one for the character. Walt Disney Pictures commissioned the film 's production in 2009, with Joe Roth as producer and Grant Curtis, Joshua Donen, Philip Steuer, and Palak Patel serving as executive producers. Raimi was hired to direct the following year. After Robert Downey Jr. and Johnny Depp declined the titular role, Franco was cast in February 2011, with principal photography commencing five months later. Danny Elfman composed the film 's score. Oz the Great and Powerful premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on February 14, 2013, and with general theatrical release on March 8, 2013, through the Disney Digital 3 - D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D formats, as well as in conventional theaters. It grossed over $493 million worldwide against a $200 million budget, making it the 13th - highest - grossing film of 2013. The film won the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Live Action Family Film. Kunis, for her performance as the Wicked Witch of the West, won the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Continuity 4 Production 4.1 Disney 's history with Oz 4.2 Development 4.3 Filming 4.4 Music 4.4. 1 Soundtrack 5 Release 5.1 Home media 6 Reception 6.1 Box office 6.2 Critical response 6.3 Accolades 7 Sequel 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Plot In 1905 Kansas, Oscar Diggs works as a magician in a traveling circus. As a storm approaches, the circus strongman learns Oscar has flirted with his wife and threatens him. Oscar escapes in a hot air balloon, but is sucked into a tornado that takes him to the Land of Oz. There he encounters the beautiful yet naïve witch Theodora, who believes him to be a wizard prophesied to become King of Oz by destroying the Wicked Witch who killed the previous king ; the idea of being an immensely wealthy monarch makes Oscar immediately accept. En route to the Emerald City, Theodora falls in love with Oscar, though he does not reciprocate her feelings. They encounter the flying monkey Finley, who pledges a life debt to Oscar when he saves him from a lion. Oscar reveals his deception to Finley, forcing him to maintain the lie that he is a wizard. At the Emerald City, Oscar meets Theodora 's beautiful older sister, Evanora, who tells him that the Wicked Witch resides in the Dark Forest and can be killed by destroying her wand. Oscar and Finley are joined en route to the forest by China Girl, a young, living china doll whose village and family were destroyed by the Wicked Witch. The three reach the forest and, upon retrieving the wand, discover the `` Wicked Witch '' is Glinda the Good Witch, who identifies herself as the late king 's daughter and Evanora as the true Wicked Witch. Evanora sees this with her crystal ball and tricks Theodora into thinking he is trying to court all three witches at once. She offers Theodora a magic green apple she says will remove her heartache. Theodora bites it and turns into a hideous green - skinned witch. Glinda brings Oscar 's group to her domain to escape Evanora 's army of Winkies and flying baboons. She confides in Oscar that she knows he is not a wizard, but still believes he can help stop Evanora. He reluctantly takes charge of an `` army '' of Quadlings, Tinkers, and Munchkins. Theodora enters Glinda 's domain and angrily reveals her new, hideous appearance to Oscar before threatening to kill him and his allies with the Emerald City 's well - prepared army. Oscar despairs at his chances of victory, but after telling China Girl about the exploits of his hero Thomas Edison, he conceives a plan that relies on trickery and makes preparations with Glinda and his group. Glinda and her subjects mount a fake attack on the Emerald City using a pulley - rig army of scarecrow puppets hidden by thick fog. The witches are tricked into sending their flying baboons through a poppy field that puts them to sleep. However, two baboons manage to capture Glinda, who is brought to the city square and chained. Meanwhile, Oscar infiltrates the Emerald City with his allies, but appears to abandon them in a hot air balloon loaded with gold, which Theodora destroys with a fireball. As the wicked sisters prepare to execute Glinda, Oscar appears before his friends, having faked his betrayal and death. Using a hidden smoke machine and image projector, he presents a giant image of his face as his `` true '' form, and a fireworks display to intimidate the Wicked Witches. Evanora fearfully hides in her castle while Theodora flees on her broom, unable to hurt the `` invincible '' wizard. Oscar calls to Theodora, offering that she would be welcome to return should she overcome her wickedness, which is met with defiance from Theodora, who flies away to the West, leaving Oscar saddened. China Girl frees Glinda, who engages Evanora in a magical duel. During the fight, Glinda destroys Evanora 's emerald necklace, revealing her to be an old hag, and banishes her. Evanora is carried away by the two remaining flying baboons as she vows revenge. Oscar, now ruler of Oz, uses his projector to sustain the belief that he is a powerful wizard. He also presents gifts to his friends : Master Tinker, who helped build his machines, receives Oscar 's camping - tool jackknife ; Knuck, the grumpy Munchkin herald, receives a mask with a smiley face ; the long - suffering Finley receives Oscar 's friendship along with his top hat ; and China Girl accepts her friends as her new family. Finally, Oscar takes Glinda behind the curtains of his projector, thanking her for making him a better person, and they kiss. Cast James Franco as Oscar Diggs, or `` Oz '', a philandering con artist, a stage magician, and a barnstormer who is part of a traveling circus in the Midwest. He is whisked in a hot air balloon by a tornado to the Land of Oz, where he is believed to be a wizard destined to bring peace to the land, forcing him to overcome his dubious ethics to convince his peers he is the hero needed by the people of Oz. He eventually becomes what is known as the Wizard of Oz. Michelle Williams as Glinda, the daughter of the late king. She rules and protects a peaceful kingdom in Oz inhabited by kind Quadlings, tinkers, and Munchkins. Oscar originally believed her to be the Wicked Witch responsible for terrorizing the land. She guides Oscar to achieve his destiny of defeating Evanora, becoming his love interest in the process. Michelle Williams also plays Annie, an old flame of Oscar 's and the future mother of Dorothy Gale. Rachel Weisz as Evanora, the protector of the Emerald City. Being the Wicked Witch of the East, she has a hideous form which she hides by wearing a necklace that gives her the appearance of a young woman. She deceives Oscar by framing Glinda for the King 's murder and telling Oscar that Glinda is the Wicked Witch rather than herself. Mila Kunis as Theodora, a naïve good witch who has the Land of Oz 's best interests at heart. She believes that Oscar is the wizard prophesied to defeat the seemingly evil Glinda from the Dark Forest, developing an attraction to him in the process. Evanora gradually manipulates Theodora into thinking Oscar has betrayed her for Glinda, ushering her transformation into the Wicked Witch of the West. Zach Braff as the voice of Finley, a winged monkey who pledges an irrevocable life debt to Oscar, believing him to be the prophesied wizard, for saving him from the Cowardly Lion. He quickly regrets his decision when Oscar reveals he is not a wizard, but nonetheless becomes his loyal ally. Braff also plays Frank, Oscar 's long - suffering yet loyal assistant in Kansas. Bill Cobbs as the Master Tinker, the leader of the tinkers who are ruled by Glinda. He would later build the Tin Woodman. Joey King as the voice of China Girl, a young, living china doll from China Town where everything, including its inhabitants, is made of china. Her home is destroyed by Evanora, leaving her its only survivor when she is found by Oscar, with whom she forms a strong friendship after he uses glue to fix her legs. King also plays a girl in a wheelchair visiting Oscar 's magic show in Kansas. Tony Cox plays Knuck, the quick - tempered herald and fanfare player of Emerald City who is allied with Glinda. Stephen R. Hart and Bruce Campbell play Winkie guards at the Emerald City. Abigail Spencer plays May, Oscar 's temporary magic assistant in Kansas and one of his several fleeting loves in the film. Tim Holmes plays the strongman who attacks Oscar for trying to court his wife ( played by Toni Wynne ), prompting Oscar to take the hot air balloon that sends him to the Land of Oz. Raimi, who often casts friends and actor - regulars in cameo roles, cast his brother Ted Raimi as a small - town skeptic at Oscar 's magic show who yells `` I see a wire ! '', two of his former teachers -- Jim Moll and Jim Bird -- as Emerald City townspeople, and the three actresses from his 1981 directorial debut The Evil Dead -- Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker and Theresa Tilly -- as Quadling townspeople. Continuity Oz the Great and Powerful features several artistic allusions, homages, and technical parallels to Baum 's novels and the 1939 Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer film, The Wizard of Oz. The film 's opening sequence is presented in black and white. When Oscar is caught up in the tornado, the audio switches from monaural to stereo and eventually surround sound. The film shifts to full color when Oscar arrives in Oz ; additionally, the aspect ratio gradually widens from 4 : 3 Academy ratio to 2.35 : 1 widescreen. As in the 1939 film, Glinda travels in giant bubbles, and the Emerald City is actually emerald ; in the novel, characters wear tinted glasses to make it appear so. However, during the battle preparations sequence Oz can be seen wearing emerald goggles. The iconic green look of the Wicked Witch of the West is closer to her look in the classic film, as the Witch is a short, one - eyed crone in the novel. The Wicked Witches are portrayed as sisters, an idea which originated in the 1939 film. Also from the 1939 film is that several actors who play Oz characters make cameos in the Kansas segments, such as Frank ( Zach Braff ), Oscar 's assistant whom he refers to as his `` trained monkey '' ( Frank 's `` Oz '' counterpart is the winged monkey Finley ) and a young girl in a wheelchair ( Joey King ) who serves as the Kansas counterpart to China Girl ( in Kansas, Oscar is unable to make the wheelchair - bound young girl walk, and gets a chance to do so when he repairs China Girl 's broken legs ). Annie ( Michelle Williams ), a woman wearing a gingham dress who inspires Oscar to be a good and great person, informs him that she has been proposed to by John Gale, presumably hinting at Dorothy Gale 's parental lineage ( Annie 's `` Oz '' counterpart, Glinda, also inspires Oscar to be a better person ). Theodora ( Mila Kunis ), who became the Wicked Witch of the West after suffering from a `` broken heart '' caused by Oscar 's `` betrayal '', has no Kansas counterpart. However, an unnamed woman who worked as Oscar 's assistant at the time and suddenly left after suffering from a `` broken heart '', may be a possible reference to the existence of Theodora 's unknown counterpart. The character of Miss Almira Gulch, who did not exist in Baum 's novel, is the Kansas counterpart of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film. Other referenced characters include the Scarecrow, who is built by the townspeople as a scare tactic, and the Tin Woodman, whose creator is the Master Tinker that can build `` anything ''. Similarly, various other races of Oz are depicted besides the Munchkins ; the Quadlings, the china doll inhabitants of Dainty China Country, and the Winkies ( who went unnamed in the classic film ). Similarly, Glinda is referred to by her title in the novel ( the Good Witch of the South ), unlike the 1939 film, where her character 's title is `` Good Witch of the North '' ( due to her character being merged with the Good Witch of the North ). Glinda is also the daughter of the late King of Oz, though in the novels, Ozma is the King 's daughter. Theodora 's tears leave streaks of scars on her face, reflecting her weakness to water in the original novel / film. Also, Oz is presented as a real place as it is in the novel, and not as a possible dream as the 1939 film implies. Finally, the lion that attacks Finley but was warded off by Oz is a reference to the Cowardly Lion in the original novel and film. Production Disney 's history with Oz After the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, Walt Disney planned to produce an animated film based on the first of L. Frank Baum 's Oz books. Roy O. Disney, chairman of the Walt Disney Productions, was informed by Baum 's estate that they had sold the film rights to the first book to Samuel Goldwyn, who re-sold it to Louis B. Mayer in 1938. The film was ironically approved due to the success of Snow White. The project was developed by Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer ( MGM ) into the well - known musical adaptation and released the following year. In 1954, when the film rights to Baum 's remaining thirteen Oz books were made available, Walt Disney Productions acquired them for use in Walt Disney 's television series Disneyland which led to the live - action film Rainbow Road to Oz, which was abandoned and never completed. Disney 's history with the Oz series continued with the 1985 film Return to Oz, which performed poorly, both critically and commercially, but has developed a cult following since its release. After Return to Oz, Disney lost the film rights to the Oz books and they were subsequently reverted to the public domain. Development Screenwriter Mitchell Kapner was intrigued by the prospect of exploring the origins of the Wizard of Oz character which he discussed in many meetings. After Wicked came out, Kapner felt he missed his window of opportunity. In 2009, Kapner met with Joe Roth, who turned down his current pitches, request any other ideas he had. The discussion turned to what Kapner was reading which he indicated he was reading the Oz series to his kids. Roth was interested as he only knew about the first book. Kapner went through the plot of the novels, when Roth stopped him on the sixth novel in the series, The Emerald City of Oz, which had some of back story of the Wizard. Producer Joe Roth became involved for nearly the same reason as Kapner, stating that ``... during the years that I spent running Walt Disney Studios -- I learned about how hard it was to find a fairy tale with a good strong male protagonist. You 've got your Sleeping Beauties, your Cinderellas and your Alices. But a fairy tale with a male protagonist is very hard to come by. But with the origin story of the Wizard of Oz, here was a fairy tale story with a natural male protagonist. Which is why I knew that this was an idea for a movie that was genuinely worth pursuing. '' Kapner and co-writer Palak Patel presented the idea to Sony Pictures but were turned down. In 2009, the project was set up at Walt Disney Pictures when the studio 's president of production, Sean Bailey commissioned Oz the Great and Powerful under the working title Brick during the tenure of then Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook, who was succeeded by Rich Ross and later Alan Horn, a succession in management that a major studio release is rare to survive. David Lindsay - Abaire was later hired to do a re-write. Roth initially sought out Robert Downey Jr. for the titular role of the Wizard in April 2010. By summer of that year, Sam Raimi was hired to direct the film from a shortlist that reportedly included directors Sam Mendes and Adam Shankman. In January 2011, Raimi met with Downey, but did not secure his casting. With Downey 's disinterest acknowledged, Johnny Depp was then approached due to his previous collaboration with the studio in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and Alice in Wonderland. Depp liked the role but declined involvement, citing his commitment to another Disney tentpole film, The Lone Ranger. The film was without a lead until February when James Franco entered final negotiations to star in the film ( including a $7 million salary ), five months before filming was scheduled to begin. Franco and Raimi had previously worked together on the Spider - Man trilogy. Franco received training with magician Lance Burton to prepare for the role. Screenwriter Kapner adopted information about the Wizard from L. Frank Baum 's novels to conceptualize an original story. Raimi made sure that the film would also `` nod lovingly '' to the 1939 film and inserted several references and homages to that film. Disney wanted to reduce the film 's production budget to be approximately $200 million. Casting calls were put out for local actors in Michigan. In June 2011, composer Danny Elfman was chosen to score Oz the Great and Powerful, despite Elfman and Raimi having had a falling - out over Spider - Man 2 ( 2004 ) and Elfman declaring that they would never again work together. Filming Principal photography for Oz the Great and Powerful began July 25, 2011, at Raleigh Michigan Studios in Pontiac, Michigan, employing 3D cameras. Raimi opted to use practical sets in conjunction with computer - generated imagery during filming. Physical sets were constructed so the actors could have a visual reference, as opposed to using green screen technology for every scene. Chroma key compositing was only used for background pieces. Zach Braff and Joey King were on set, recording their dialogue simultaneously with the other actors, whenever their CG characters were present in a scene. Puppetry was employed for a physical version of the China Girl to serve as a visual key - point for actors to manipulate. Braff wore a blue motion capture suit to create Finley 's movements and had a camera close to his face for the flying sequences to obtain facial movements. Art director Robert Stromberg, who worked on Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, drew inspiration from the films of Frank Capra and James Wong Howe to achieve the Art Deco design he envisioned for the Emerald City. Stromberg contrasted the colorful tonal qualities of Oz with the restrained appearance of Alice, affirming that although both films explore similar fantasy worlds, the overall atmosphere and landscape of each `` are completely different. '' In 2011, Stromberg and his team visited the Walt Disney archives during the pre-production phase to reference production art from Disney 's animated films such as Pinocchio, Bambi, Fantasia, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, drawing from designs and textures, in order to give certain settings in the film an affectionate nod to the classic Disney style. Costume designer Gary Jones focused on authenticity with his wardrobe designs : `` We started by doing a lot of research and having ideas of the ways ( costumes ) should look in order to be ( historically accurate ) but as we went on, we really began creating a whole new world. '' My first instinct was, there are such iconic images in the Wizard of Oz movie, it would be wrong for us to re-create the Yellow Brick Road or the Emerald City in a different way. We had to go 180 degrees in the other direction. We 're just going to have to make our own Oz. Sam Raimi on recreating the Land of Oz under legalities. Although the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 MGM film, The Wizard of Oz, it was not allowed legally to be considered as such. The filmmakers had to toe a fine line between calling the film to mind but not infringing upon it. To that end, Disney had a copyright expert on set to ensure no infringement occurred. The production team worked under the constraint of abiding by the stipulations set forth by Warner Bros., the legal owner of the rights to iconic elements of the 1939 film ( via its Turner Entertainment sister company which purchased the MGM film library in 1986 ), including the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland. Therefore, Disney was unable to use them nor any original character likenesses from the 1939 film. This extended to the green of the Wicked Witch 's skin, for which Disney used what its legal department considered a sufficiently different shade dubbed `` Theostein '' ( a portmanteau of `` Theodora '' and `` Frankenstein '' ). Additionally, the studio could not use the signature chin mole of Margaret Hamilton 's portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West, nor could they employ the yellow brick road 's swirl design for Munchkinland. The expert also ensured that the Emerald City was not too close in appearance to the Emerald City in the 1939 film. While Warner and Disney did not engage in copyright battle, they did file rival trademarks. In October 2012, Disney filed a trademark on `` Oz the Great and Powerful. '' One week later, Warner filed its own trademarks for `` The Great and Powerful Oz. '' The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office suspended Warner 's attempt at a trademark because Disney had filed basically the same one a week earlier. In addition to the legal issues, the film was also faced with delays when several cast members went on hiatus due to unrelated commitments and circumstances. Rachel Weisz left halfway through the shoot to film her entire role in The Bourne Legacy, Michelle Williams was required to promote the release of My Week with Marilyn, and Franco 's father died during production. Roth compared the task of managing overlapping schedules to `` being an air - traffic controller. '' Mila Kunis 's makeup and prosthetics were supervised by Greg Nicotero and demanded four hours to apply and another hour to remove, with Kunis taking nearly two months to fully recover from the subsequent removal of the makeup from her skin. Raimi had to edit the frightening nature of several scenes to secure Disney 's desired PG rating from the MPAA. Sony Pictures Imageworks was contracted to create the film 's visual effects. Music Composer Danny Elfman noted that the film 's score was accessibly quick to produce, with a majority of the music being written in six weeks. Regarding the tonal quality of the score, Elfman stated, `` We 're going to take an approach that 's old school but not self - consciously old - fashioned. Let the melodrama be melodrama, let everything be what it is. I also think there 's the advantage that I 'm able to write narratively, and when I 'm able to write narratively I can also move quicker because that 's my natural instincts, I can tell a story in the music. '' American singer - songwriter Mariah Carey recorded a promotional Pop single called `` Almost Home '' written by Carey, Simone Porter, Justin Gray, Lindsey Ray, Tor Erik Hermansen, and Mikkel Eriksen ( a.k.a. Stargate ) for the soundtrack of the film. The single was released on February 19, 2013 by Island Records. Soundtrack The original soundtrack to Oz the Great and Powerful was released digitally and physically by Walt Disney Records on March 5, 2013. The physical CD release was in association with Intrada Records. Oz the Great and Powerful ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) Film score by Danny Elfman Released March 5, 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 05 ) Recorded 2012 Studio Sony Scoring Stage Genre Film score Length 1 : 06 : 19 Label Walt Disney All music composed by Danny Elfman. No. Title Length 1. `` Main Titles '' 2 : 57 2. `` A Serious Talk '' 2 : 23 3. `` Oz Revealed '' 1 : 58 4. `` A Strange World '' 1 : 48 5. `` Where Am I ? / Schmooze - A-Witch '' 2 : 05 6. `` Fireside Dance '' 1 : 19 7. `` Meeting Finley '' 1 : 57 8. `` The Emerald Palace '' 0 : 47 9. `` Amanece, Amanece / Dios de Pactos '' 2 : 56 10. `` China Town '' 3 : 07 11. `` A Con Job '' 1 : 47 12. `` Glinda Revealed '' 1 : 43 13. `` The Munchkin Welcome Song '' 0 : 41 14. `` Bad Witch '' 4 : 32 15. `` The Bubble Voyage '' 2 : 48 16. `` Great Expectations / The Apple '' 4 : 58 17. `` Meeting the Troops '' 1 : 18 18. `` What Army '' 0 : 29 19. `` Theodora 's Entrance / Puppet Waltz '' 1 : 51 20. `` A Threat '' 2 : 07 21. `` Bedtime / The Preparation Montage '' 7 : 00 22. `` Call to Arms '' 2 : 13 23. `` Destruction '' 2 : 38 24. `` Oz the Great and Powerful '' 1 : 25 25. `` Fireworks / Witch Fight '' 1 : 39 26. `` Time for Gifts '' 5 : 54 27. `` End Credits from Oz '' 1 : 59 Total length : 1 : 06 : 19 Release In May 2011 before filming began, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures gave Oz the Great and Powerful a March 8, 2013 North American theatrical release date. The film had its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on February 14, 2013. Disney opened the film in wide release in 3,912 theaters. To promote the film, Disney partnered with the IMAX Corporation and HSN to coordinate a hot air balloon campaign across the United States beginning in California at the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, stopping at four locations ; the El Capitan Theatre during the world premiere, the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, the Daytona International Speedway in Florida and Central Park in New York City. Disney also promoted the film through its theme parks ; Epcot 's International Flower and Garden Festival featured a multi-purpose garden and play area themed to the film and Disney California Adventure hosted sample viewings inside the Muppet * Vision 3D theatre. The estimated marketing campaign cost upwards of $100 million. Home media Oz the Great and Powerful was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu - ray, Blu - ray 3D, DVD, and digital download on June 11, 2013. The film is Disney 's first home media release to exclude a physical digital copy disc and instead provides only a digital code for the download. Oz the Great and Powerful debuted at number one in its first week of home media release in overall disc sales with 46 % of its first week sales from Blu - ray Discs. The film has earned $52 million in sales. Reception Box Office Oz the Great and Powerful earned $234.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $258.4 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $493.3 million. Worldwide, it was the thirteenth - highest - grossing film of 2013. Calculating in all expenses, Deadline.com estimated that the film made a profit of $36.4 million. It topped the box office on its worldwide opening weekend with $149 million. Before its theatrical release, several media outlets reported that Oz the Great and Powerful was expected to duplicate the box office performance of 2010 's Alice in Wonderland. However, Oz accumulated less than half of Alice 's worldwide gross. Preliminary reports had the film tracking for an $80 -- $100 million debut in North America. The movie earned $2 million from 9 p.m. showings on Thursday night. For its opening day, Oz the Great and Powerful grossed $24.1 million, the fourth - highest March opening day. During its opening weekend, the film topped the box office with $79.1 million, the third - highest March opening weekend. Despite the film 's solid debut, which was larger than nearly all comparable titles, it clearly lagged behind Alice in Wonderland 's opening ( $116.1 million ). The film 's 3 - D share of the opening weekend was 53 %. Females made up 52 % of the audience. Surprisingly, though, families only represented 41 % of attendance, while couples accounted for 43 %. The film retained first place at the box office during its second weekend with $41.3 million. Outside North America, the film earned $69.9 million on its opening weekend from 46 territories. Among all markets, its highest - grossing debuts were achieved in Russia and the CIS ( $14.7 million ), China ( $9.06 million ), France and the Maghreb region ( $5.77 million ). The film 's openings trailed Alice in Wonderland in all major markets except Russia and the CIS. It retained first place at the box office outside North America for a second weekend. In total grosses, Oz 's largest countries are Russia and the CIS ( $27.4 million ), China ( $25.9 million ) and the UK, Ireland and Malta ( $23.4 million ). Critical response On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Oz the Great and Powerful received an approval rating of 59 % based on 247 reviews, with an average rating of 6 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` It suffers from some tonal inconsistency and a deflated sense of wonder, but Oz the Great and Powerful still packs enough visual dazzle and clever wit to be entertaining in its own right. '' On Metacritic the film holds a score of 44 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating `` mixed to average reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` B + '' on an A+ to F scale. Kim Newman, writing for Empire, gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said, `` If there are post-Harry Potter children who do n't know or care about The Wizard Of Oz, they might be at sea with this story about a not - very - nice grownup in a magic land, but long - term Oz watchers will be enchanted and enthralled... Mila Kunis gets a gold star for excellence in bewitchery and Sam Raimi can settle securely behind the curtain as a mature master of illusion. '' Critic Alonso Duralde also admired the movie : `` That Oz the Great and Powerful is so thoroughly effective both on its own terms and as a prequel to one of the most beloved movies ever made indicates that this team has magic to match any witch or wizard. '' Leonard Maltin on IndieWire claimed that `` No movie ever can, or will, replace 1939 's The Wizard Of Oz, but taken on its own terms, this eye - filling fantasy is an entertaining riff on how the Wizard of that immortal film found his way to Oz. '' IGN rated the film 7.8 and said, `` The film is expansive and larger - than - life in scope and so are the performances, overall. Franco in particular hams it up and is often playing to the balcony... The 3D is utilized just as it should be in a children 's fantasy epic such as this -- overtly, but with skill. Snowflakes, music boxes and mysterious animals all leap through the screen towards the audience as the story unfolds. '' Justin Chang of Variety had a mixed reaction, writing that the film `` gets some mileage out of its game performances, luscious production design and the unfettered enthusiasm director Sam Raimi brings to a thin, simplistic origin story. '' He also compared the film 's scale with the Star Wars prequel trilogy adding, `` In a real sense, Oz the Great and Powerful has a certain kinship with George Lucas 's Star Wars prequels, in the way it presents a beautiful but borderline - sterile digital update of a world that was richer, purer and a lot more fun in lower - tech form. Here, too, the actors often look artificially superimposed against their CG backdrops, though the intensity of the fakery generates its own visual fascination. '' / Film rated the film 7 out of 10, saying it had `` many charms '' while considering it to be `` basically Army of Darkness : ( Normal guy lands in magical land, is forced to go on quest to save that land. ) But just when you see Raimi 's kinetic, signature style starting to unleash, the story forces the film back into its Disney shell to play to the masses. We 're left with a film that 's entertaining, a little scarier than you 'd expect, but extremely inconsistent. '' Richard Roeper, writing for Roger Ebert, noted the film 's omnipresent visual effects but was largely disappointed by the performance of some cast members ; ``... to see Williams so bland and sugary as Glinda, and Kunis so flat and ineffectual as the heartsick Theodora... '' Marshall Fine of The Huffington Post was unimpressed, writing, `` Oh, it 's exciting enough for a six - year - old ; anyone older, however, will already have been exposed to so much on TV, at the movies and on the Internet that this will seem like so much visual cotton - candy. Even a sophisticated grade - schooler will find these doings weak and overblown. '' Similarly, Todd McCarthy criticized the characterization, writing that the film 's supporting cast `` ca n't begin to compare with their equivalents in the original... so the burden rests entirely upon Franco and Williams, whose dialogue exchanges are repetitive and feel tentative. '' Entertainment Weekly agreed, giving the film a C+ and saying that the `` miscast '' Franco `` lacks the humor, charm, and gee - whiz wonder we 're meant to feel as he trades wisecracks with a flying monkey... and soars above a field of poppies in a giant soap bubble. If he 's not enchanted, how are we supposed to be ? '' and complaining that `` while Raimi 's Oz is like retinal crack, he never seduces our hearts and minds. '' Alisha Coelho of in.com gave the movie 2.5 stars, saying `` Oz The Great and Powerful does n't leave a lasting impression, but is an a-ok watch. '' Accolades Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient and nominees Result Costume Designers Guild February 22, 2014 Excellence in Fantasy Film Gary Jones and Michael Kutsche Nominated Golden Trailer Awards May 5, 2013 Best Animation / Family `` Witches '' Nominated Best Animation / Family TV Spot `` Super Hybrid '' Nominated `` Music Box '' Nominated Kids ' Choice Awards March 29, 2014 Favorite Movie Nominated Favorite Movie Actress Mila Kunis Nominated MTV Movie Awards April 13, 2014 Best Villain Mila Kunis Won People 's Choice Awards January 8, 2014 Best Family Film Nominated Phoenix Film Critics Society December 17, 2013 Best Live Action Family Film Won Best Production Design Robert Stromberg Nominated Satellite Awards February 24, 2014 Best Visual Effects James Schwalm, Scott Stokdyk, Troy Saliba Nominated Best Art Direction and Production Design Nancy Haigh, Robert Stromberg Nominated Best Costume Design Gary Jones Nominated Saturn Awards June 2014 Best Fantasy Film Nominated Best Music Danny Elfman Nominated Best Production Design Robert Stromberg Nominated Best Costume Gary Jones Nominated Teen Choice Awards August 11, 2013 Choice Movie -- Sci - Fi / Fantasy Nominated Choice Movie Actor -- Sci - Fi / Fantasy James Franco Nominated Choice Movie Actress -- Sci - Fi / Fantasy Mila Kunis Nominated Michelle Williams Nominated Visual Effects Society February 12, 2014 Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture Troy Saliba, In - Ah Roediger, Carolyn Vale, Kevin Souls for `` China Girl '' Nominated Sequel On March 7, 2013, Variety confirmed that Disney has already approved plans for a sequel, with Mitchell Kapner and Joe Roth returning as screenwriter and producer respectively. Mila Kunis said during an interview with E ! News, `` We 're all signed on for sequels. '' On March 8, 2013, Sam Raimi told Bleeding Cool that he has no plans to direct the sequel, saying, `` I did leave some loose ends for another director if they want to make the picture, '' and that `` I was attracted to this story but I do n't think the second one would have the thing I would need to get me interested. '' On March 11, 2013, Kapner and Roth have said to the Los Angeles Times that the sequel will `` absolutely not '' involve Dorothy Gale, with Kapner pointing out that there are twenty years between the events of the first film and Dorothy 's arrival, and `` a lot can happen in that time. '' See also Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz References Jump up ^ `` OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL ( PG ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. February 15, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2015. ^ Jump up to : FilmL. A. ( May 2014 ). `` 2013 Feature Film Study '' ( PDF ). FilmL. A. Feature Film Study. 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Salisbury Post. Retrieved 11 March 2013. He makes a young, svelte, rather hot conjurer who has broken many a heart, including that of Dorothy Gale 's mom - to - be ( liquid - eyed Michelle Williams, resplendent in a blond wig ). Jump up ^ Lutz, Ashley ( March 7, 2013 ). `` 1939 's Wicked Witch Of The West Looks Much Sexier In Today 's ' Oz ' ''. Business Insider. Retrieved March 19, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Allport, Lee ( March 8, 2013 ). `` Oz the Great and Powerful : A Prequel at Its Best ''. Retrieved March 10, 2013. There are other interesting `` that explains it '' moments as well. We get up - close - and - personal with The Cowardly Lion and find out what spooked him into being afraid of his own shadow. We get to know the Tin Man 's father and the creators of the Scarecrow and learn more about Munchkinland. ^ Jump up to : Helwig ; Schillaci, Sophie ( February 14, 2013 ). `` ' Oz : The Great and Powerful ' : James Franco, Mila Kunis Celebrate the Hollywood Premiere ''. 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Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Jump up ^ McIntyre, Gina ( March 1, 2013 ). `` ' Oz : The Great and Powerful ' : Robert Stromberg on Raimi, Burton, Baum ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 7, 2013. If you really broke it down, they 're completely different. The elements in those two movies are completely different. Jump up ^ Ehrbar, Greg. `` Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks : An Artist 's Journey from Disney Parks to Oz ''. Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved March 9, 2013. Jump up ^ Longsdorf, Amy ( March 3, 2013 ). `` Gary Jones finds the right fit for stars of ' Oz ' ''. The Mercury. Retrieved March 7, 2013. Jump up ^ Zeitchik, Steven ( March 1, 2013 ). `` No place like Oz ? Disney bets audiences are ready to ireturn ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2013. Jump up ^ Barnes, Brooks ( February 28, 2013 ). `` We Are n't in the Old Kansas, Toto ''. The New York Times. Retrieved February 28, 2013. Jump up ^ Gardner, Eriq ( February 13, 2012 ). `` Disney, Warner Bros. 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Of the 3,912 theaters that will be screening the `` Wizard of Oz '' prequel, 3,056 will be 3D and 307 will be Imax theaters, and they 'll be charging premium prices. Jump up ^ `` ' Journey to Oz Balloon Tour ' Takes to the Skies for Disney 's ' Oz the Great and Powerful ' '' ( Press release ). The Walt Disney Studios. February 12, 2013. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013. Jump up ^ Bevil, Dewayne ( March 7, 2013 ). `` Adding food and wine to Epcot 's Flower & Garden fest ''. The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 7, 2013. Jump up ^ Glover, Erin ( February 15, 2013 ). `` Get a Sneak Peek at ' Oz The Great and Powerful ' at Disney California Adventure Park During ' Limited Time Magic ' ''. The Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved March 7, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Oz The Great and Powerful Comes to Home Video June 11 ''. ComingSoon.net. May 2, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013. Jump up ^ Arnold, Thomas ( 3 June 2013 ). `` Disney Eliminating ' Digital Copy ' ''. 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Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 25, 2013. The fantasy film, which also opened in March, started with $116.1 million on opening weekend, but without the cachet of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, it 's unlikely that Oz will achieve such a gargantuan figure. Jump up ^ Barnes, Brooks ( March 3, 2013 ). `` One More Trip to Land of Oz ''. The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2013. The company ( Disney ) is betting that a new twist on a story moviegoers already love will result in a hit on par with ' Alice in Wonderland, ' which took in more than $1 billion in 2010. Jump up ^ `` '' Oz the Great and Powerful '' tops box office with $80 M debut ``. CBS News. March 11, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013. ' Oz ' could follow in the footsteps of Disney 's ' Alice in Wonderland, ' another costly 3 - D film, which opened on the same weekend in 2010 and went on to gross over $1 billion worldwide. Jump up ^ `` Alice ' Vs. ' Oz ''. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved May 26, 2013. 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Question: who plays oz in oz the great and powerful
Answer: James Franco