The biographical feature Bob Marley: One Love dominated the Valentine’s Day domestic box office, as it raked in an impressive $14 million from moviegoers.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Kingsley Ben-Adir-starring film, which is centered on the life of the reggae superstar, has since become the top midweek opener ever for a Valentine’s Day debut.
The feature – which has received a positive response from fans of the singer – took the title from the 2012 romantic drama film The Vow, which only garnered $11.5 million during its early period of release.
Bob Marley: One Love is also performing well in foreign territories, as it earned a grand total of $5.4 million at the international box office.
The movie also outperformed the Marvel Comics-based film Madame Web, which only took in a paltry $6 million in domestic theatres.
The biographical feature Bob Marley: One Love dominated the Valentine’s Day box office, as it raked in an impressive $14 million from moviegoers
Early projections show that Bob Marley: One Love is set to beat the Dakota Johnson-starring film by at least $30 million.
The superhero feature, which also stars Sydney Sweeney and Emma Roberts, is expected to take in $25 million to $27 million in the next six days.
Possibly hampering Madame Web’s success at the box office are the negative reviews it has garnered, as it holds a disappointing 14% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and it also has a lukewarm audience score of 56%.
Much of the criticism directed towards the feature has been for its uneven script and less-than-stellar special effects.
However, Bob Marley: One Love holds a Rotten Tomatoes score of 44%, and it boasts a much more enthusiastic audience score of 94%.
In addition to its positive reception from fans, the biographical feature also features solid backing, as Marley’s wife Rita, as well as his children Ziggy and Cedella, served as three of its producers.
Paramount is currently hoping that the movie will share the same good fortune as other biopics, such as Elvis or Rocketman, which was released by the distribution company in 2019.
Bob Marley: One Love premiered in the singer’s hometown of Kingston, Jamaica, last month, and it is currently scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on Friday.
The movie also outperformed the Marvel Comics-based film Madame Web, which only took in a paltry $6 million from moviegoers
Early projections show that Bob Marley: One Love is set to beat the Dakota Johnson-starring film by at least $30 million
Bob Marley: One Love holds a Rotten Tomatoes score of 44%, and it boasts a much more enthusiastic audience score of 94%
The superhero feature, which also stars Sydney Sweeney and Emma Roberts, is expected to take in $25 million to $27 million in the next six days
Ben-Adir recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly and revealed that he did not feel that his singing chops were developed to a level where he would be able to accurately portray Marley at first.
‘I butchered a lot of people’s ears for many days. Bob’s not someone you can choreograph or copy, his singing and dancing is from an internal experience,’ he recalled.
The performer also spoke about preparing for his starring role in Bob Marley: One Love on the set of Barbie, in which he appeared as Basketball Ken.
‘There was a point where I thought we were starting sooner than we were, so I told Greta that once we finished the scene, I needed to go back to the trailer. So I’d do a take and then run to the Bob station and transcribe,’ he said.
