Bob Marley: One Love hit the spot, rising to the top of the box office over the long Valentine’s Day weekend, while Madame Web had a disappointing debut.
The biopic starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, 38, as the groundbreaking reggae singer, achieved a record $14 million on February 14.
It continued to perform well, grossing an impressive $51.1 million domestically and another $29 million internationally.
The numbers are estimates only and will be finalized Tuesday at the end of the long President’s Day weekend.
One Love wasn’t a critics’ favorite, but audiences gave the musical drama a whopping 93 percent rating.
Bob Marley: One Love hit the spot and topped the box office over the long Valentine’s Day weekend, while Madame Web, Marvel’s latest installment, had a disappointing debut.
The folks at Marvel had high hopes for Madame Web, the studio’s latest entry into the superhero universe.
The film starring Dakota Johnson, 34, as the main character who discovers she has the ability to see the future, came in a distant second with just an estimated $25.8 million in domestic and other ticket sales. 25.7 million dollars in the international market.
The action adventure that also starred Sydney Sweeney and Celeste O’Connor as heroes of the Spider-Man universe disappointed both critics and audiences.
Looper blamed the poor outcome on “bad fan feedback, divisive marketing, and reliance on unknown characters”, along with “superhero fatigue”.
Argylle dropped to third place. The action thriller starring Bryce Dallas Howard as a prophetic novelist, along with Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell and a cavalcade of A-list stars, grossed an estimated $8.15 million.
Migration remained in fourth place.
The animated adventure starring the voices of Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks and Awkwafina, about a family of ducks on vacation, earned a brave payout of $4.33 million.
The Chosen: Season 4, Episodes 4-6 got the big screen treatment over the weekend.
The biopic starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, 38, as the groundbreaking reggae singer, earned a record $14 million on February 14. It continued to perform well, grossing an impressive $51.1 million domestically and another $29 million internationally.
Madame Web, starring 34-year-old Dakota Johnson as the main character who discovers she has the ability to see the future, came in a distant second with just an estimated $25.8 million in domestic ticket sales and another 25.7 million dollars in the international market.
Argylle dropped to third place. The action thriller starring Bryce Dallas Howard as a prophetic novelist, along with Henry Cavill and Sam Rockwell and a cavalcade of A-list stars, grossed about $8.15 million.
Angel Pictures, which produces the series about the ministry of Jesus and his disciples, decided to release the fourth season in blocks of several episodes in theaters during February and part of March before making them available on television and streaming.
The Thursday-Sunday tally placed the show in fifth place with $4.2 million.
Wonka continues to delight audiences and finds the sweet spot at number six.
The fantasy adventure starring Timothée Chalamet as an aspiring candy maker filled seats to the tune of nearly $4.1 million.
The Chosen: Season 4, Episodes 4-6 got the big screen treatment over the weekend. The Thursday-Sunday tally placed the show in fifth place with $4.2 million.
In seventh place was The Beekeeper. Jason Stratham leads this action-packed thriller as a man seeking revenge after his identity as an agent of a secret organization is revealed.
The film grossed $5 million in its fifth week in theaters.
Fans may not have been as keen on Sydney Sweeney’s role in Madame Web, but they’re still going to see her and her friend Glen Powell in the romantic comedy Everyone But You.
As anticipated, the love story about two people pretending to be together during a destination wedding was very popular on Valentine’s Day, earning $1.16 million that day.
Wonka continues to delight audiences and finds the sweet spot at number six. The fantasy adventure starring Timothée Chalamet as an aspiring candy maker filled seats to the tune of nearly $4.1 million.
In seventh place was The Beekeeper. Jason Stratham leads this action-packed thriller as a man seeking revenge after his identity as an agent of a secret organization is revealed. The film grossed $5 million in its fifth week in theaters.
Everyone But You was popular over the long Valentine’s Day weekend, earning about $4 million and taking eighth place. Lisa Frankenstein held it all together in ninth place earning $3.5 million.
Land of Bad, starring Liam Hemsworth, Luke Hemsworth and Russell Crow, in a drama about a dangerous rescue attempt to save an ambushed special forces team, premiered on Friday and grossed enough to debut in 10th place with about 2.1 million dollars.
The love continued to flow throughout the weekend, as it grossed another $2.83 million for an estimated total of $4 million and eighth place.
Unlikely teen romance Lisa Frankenstein held it all together in ninth place.
The comedy starring Kathryn Newton, Jenna Davis and Cole Sprouse grossed $3.5 million over the long weekend.
Land of Bad, starring Liam Hemsworth, Luke Hemsworth and Russell Crow, in a drama about a dangerous rescue attempt to save an ambushed special forces team, premiered on Friday and grossed enough to debut in 10th place with about 2.1 million dollars.