Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley in Bob Marley: One Love.Photo:Paramount PicturesBob Marley: One Lovedominated the box office over the holiday weekend.The newBob Marleybiopic grossed $51 million in its initial opening after it premiered in theaters onValentine’s Daylast week, asmultipleoutletsreportedMonday. The film made $27.7 million in theaters between Friday and Sunday and has already grossed an additional $29 million overseas, making it thethird highest-grossing movie of the yearworldwide to date.One Love, which follows late reggae musician Marley as he and his band, Bob Marley and the Wailers, record their hit 1977 albumExodusand the years that follow the album’s release, cost $70 million to produce, per multiple outlets.The Hollywood Reporternoted that the movie has set a record in Jamaica, Marley’s home country, for its largest movie opening of all time.“My family and I are honored with the amazing response to ‘Bob Marley: One Love’,” Marley’s son, Ziggy Marley, toldVarietyandTHRin a statement shared Monday. “Like my father’s music, this movie is meant for the people and his message of peace, love, and unity is clearly connecting with audiences around the world. We thank the people for embracing this film and in so doing helping to highlight the message of one love.”Kingsley Ben-Adir in Bob Marley: One Love.Paramount PicturesWhileOne Loverose to the top of the box office over the weekend, Sony’s new superhero movieMadame Webfloundered as it grossed $25.8 million after it also opened on Valentine’s Day. The moviemade $15.1 million between Friday and Sundayand grossed an additional $25.7 million internationally, whichThe Hollywood Reporterdescribed as the worst start ever for any ofSony’sSpider-Manrelated moviesin recent years. The movie itself cost Sony $80 million to produce, with several million dollars more spent on marketing, asVarietyreported Monday.Dakota Johnson in Madame Web.Jessica Kourkounis/SONY PICTURESNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.AfterMadame Web, the domestic box office featuredArgyllein third place ($4.72 million) over the weekend, with the animated movieMigrationfollowing in fourth place ($3.75 million). Overall, the domestic box office saw its third-largest weekend of the year so far and largest weekend sinceMean Girlsreleased in theaters Jan. 12, perBox Office Mojo.Next weekend features the release ofMargaret Qualley’s new movieDrive Away Dolls, while the long-awaitedDune: Part Twolooms ahead with a March 1 release date.
Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley in Bob Marley: One Love.Photo:Paramount Pictures
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Bob Marley: One Lovedominated the box office over the holiday weekend.The newBob Marleybiopic grossed $51 million in its initial opening after it premiered in theaters onValentine’s Daylast week, asmultipleoutletsreportedMonday. The film made $27.7 million in theaters between Friday and Sunday and has already grossed an additional $29 million overseas, making it thethird highest-grossing movie of the yearworldwide to date.One Love, which follows late reggae musician Marley as he and his band, Bob Marley and the Wailers, record their hit 1977 albumExodusand the years that follow the album’s release, cost $70 million to produce, per multiple outlets.The Hollywood Reporternoted that the movie has set a record in Jamaica, Marley’s home country, for its largest movie opening of all time.“My family and I are honored with the amazing response to ‘Bob Marley: One Love’,” Marley’s son, Ziggy Marley, toldVarietyandTHRin a statement shared Monday. “Like my father’s music, this movie is meant for the people and his message of peace, love, and unity is clearly connecting with audiences around the world. We thank the people for embracing this film and in so doing helping to highlight the message of one love.”Kingsley Ben-Adir in Bob Marley: One Love.Paramount PicturesWhileOne Loverose to the top of the box office over the weekend, Sony’s new superhero movieMadame Webfloundered as it grossed $25.8 million after it also opened on Valentine’s Day. The moviemade $15.1 million between Friday and Sundayand grossed an additional $25.7 million internationally, whichThe Hollywood Reporterdescribed as the worst start ever for any ofSony’sSpider-Manrelated moviesin recent years. The movie itself cost Sony $80 million to produce, with several million dollars more spent on marketing, asVarietyreported Monday.Dakota Johnson in Madame Web.Jessica Kourkounis/SONY PICTURESNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.AfterMadame Web, the domestic box office featuredArgyllein third place ($4.72 million) over the weekend, with the animated movieMigrationfollowing in fourth place ($3.75 million). Overall, the domestic box office saw its third-largest weekend of the year so far and largest weekend sinceMean Girlsreleased in theaters Jan. 12, perBox Office Mojo.Next weekend features the release ofMargaret Qualley’s new movieDrive Away Dolls, while the long-awaitedDune: Part Twolooms ahead with a March 1 release date.
Bob Marley: One Lovedominated the box office over the holiday weekend.
The newBob Marleybiopic grossed $51 million in its initial opening after it premiered in theaters onValentine’s Daylast week, asmultipleoutletsreportedMonday. The film made $27.7 million in theaters between Friday and Sunday and has already grossed an additional $29 million overseas, making it thethird highest-grossing movie of the yearworldwide to date.
One Love, which follows late reggae musician Marley as he and his band, Bob Marley and the Wailers, record their hit 1977 albumExodusand the years that follow the album’s release, cost $70 million to produce, per multiple outlets.The Hollywood Reporternoted that the movie has set a record in Jamaica, Marley’s home country, for its largest movie opening of all time.
“My family and I are honored with the amazing response to ‘Bob Marley: One Love’,” Marley’s son, Ziggy Marley, toldVarietyandTHRin a statement shared Monday. “Like my father’s music, this movie is meant for the people and his message of peace, love, and unity is clearly connecting with audiences around the world. We thank the people for embracing this film and in so doing helping to highlight the message of one love.”
Kingsley Ben-Adir in Bob Marley: One Love.Paramount Pictures
WhileOne Loverose to the top of the box office over the weekend, Sony’s new superhero movieMadame Webfloundered as it grossed $25.8 million after it also opened on Valentine’s Day. The moviemade $15.1 million between Friday and Sundayand grossed an additional $25.7 million internationally, whichThe Hollywood Reporterdescribed as the worst start ever for any ofSony’sSpider-Manrelated moviesin recent years. The movie itself cost Sony $80 million to produce, with several million dollars more spent on marketing, asVarietyreported Monday.
Dakota Johnson in Madame Web.Jessica Kourkounis/SONY PICTURES
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AfterMadame Web, the domestic box office featuredArgyllein third place ($4.72 million) over the weekend, with the animated movieMigrationfollowing in fourth place ($3.75 million). Overall, the domestic box office saw its third-largest weekend of the year so far and largest weekend sinceMean Girlsreleased in theaters Jan. 12, perBox Office Mojo.
Next weekend features the release ofMargaret Qualley’s new movieDrive Away Dolls, while the long-awaitedDune: Part Twolooms ahead with a March 1 release date.
source: people.com
