Paramount Footage’ Bob Marley: One Love hit the screens throughout 3,500 theaters within the US, raking in a stable $14 million in ticket gross sales on Wednesday, February 14th.
This spectacular debut immediately secured its place because the top-grossing midweek Valentine’s Day launch to this point. The file beforehand belonged to 2012’s The Vow ($11.5 million).
Audiences gave the movie an A CinemaScore, and it boasted an ideal 5 out of 5 score on Comscore PostTrak.
In accordance with Boxoffice Professional analyst Shawn Robbins, early projections counsel a sturdy opening weekend haul within the vary of $30 million to $40 million.
This biopic marks the primary time that Bob Marley’s life and musical journey is being showcased on the large display.
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Produced in partnership with the Marley household, the movie stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley, alongside Lashana Lynch as Rita Marley, and James Norton as Chris Blackwell.
Jamaicans featured within the film embody musicians Naomi Cowan, J-Summa, Aston Barrett Jr., Hector Roots Lewis, Sheldon Shepherd, and singer Sevana.
Filming came about in London, the place Marley spent these vital years, and Jamaica.
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The movie is being considered a pivotal second for Jamaica’s tourism and movie sectors, based on Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett.
Moviegoers give rave opinions
Exit surveys revealed an overwhelmingly constructive response, with a staggering 80% of moviegoers expressing a robust inclination to advocate the film to others. On high of that, Bob Marley: One Love is using excessive with a stellar 95% viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Wanting past US borders, the movie is ready to make waves internationally, with premieres scheduled in 47 markets this week, together with Australia, Benelux, Brazil, France, Germany, Mexico, Scandinavia, Spain, and the UK.
Followers in Italy can mark their calendars for February twenty second, whereas audiences in Korea and Japan can anticipate releases on March 14th and Could tenth, respectively, because the movie continues to captivate audiences worldwide all through the spring season.
