Los Angeles (AFP): Paramount’s new musical biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” enjoyed the adoration of North American theatergoers this weekend, topping the box office with estimated earnings of $27.7 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.
“This is an excellent opening for a musical biography,” analyst David A. Gross said, adding that the film was doing much better with audiences than with critics.
British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays the iconic reggae singer in the story of his rapid rise and too-soon death, previously drew attention for his portrayal of Malcolm X in “One Night in Miami.”
Lashana Lynch plays Rita Marley, and son Ziggy Marley is one of the film’s producers.
Another new release, Sony/Marvel superhero thriller “Madame Web,” placed second for the Friday-through-Sunday period, at $15.2 million.
Analysts called that a disappointing opening, given the film’s $80 million production cost — and its meager 13 percent positive rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website.
Gone are the days, said Gross, of Franchise Entertainment Research, when “you could pluck a character out of a popular superhero movie and make a hit film about them.”
Dakota Johnson plays the titular Madame Web — a paramedic with psychic talents — in this fourth film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe series.
Dropping to third from last weekend’s top spot was Universal’s spy thriller “Argylle,” at $4.7 million. It has now taken in $36.4 million domestically — “tragic” figures for a film with a $200 million budget, according to Variety.
In fourth, flying steady in its fifth weekend out, was Universal’s family-friendly animation “Migration,” at $3.8 million.
And in fifth was another chapter of Fathom Events’ story of the life of Jesus Christ, “The Chosen: S4, EP 4-6.” It earned $3.4 million.
Warner Bros.’ musical “Wonka” finally dropped out of the top five in its 10th week out, but did manage to hit the $600 million mark globally.
Rounding out the top 10 were:
“Wonka” ($3.4 million)
“The Beekeeper” ($3.3 million)
“Anyone But You” ($2.4 million)
“Lisa Frankenstein” ($2 million)
“Land of Bad” ($1.8 million)
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