discussion Viola Davis' The Woman King reigns at the box office with $19M debut

[Broken]

 

The Viola Davis-starring, Gina Prince-Bythewood-directed, West Africa set historical epic opened in first place with an above-expectations $19 million. More important than the overperforming opening, though, is its A+ CinemaScore, making The Woman King just the second film of the year to receive the top grade from audiences (the other was Top Gun: Maverick).

 

Critics agree with audiences that The Woman King is a winner (it’s at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes), and its status may get a further boost when awards season comes around. The film opened in 3,765 theaters, and audiences felt this was one to see on the biggest screen around as 34% of its gross came from IMAX and other premium large format (PLF) screens. 

 

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed1785791492/?ref_=bo_hm_hp

 

 

Racists LOST.

[R.E.M.]

Need to see this

[Stepfon]

YES Viola, YES ticket sales, YES acclaim. 

[Nip Tuck]

viola is such an incredible talent 

[Johnny Jacobs]

Saw it last night and it was quite good  viola ate

 

There were some boring parts tbh but overall a good movie 

[Rowan]

Didn’t they make their money off the slave trade?

[Gossip_Boy]

She saw people clowning her for her Michelle Obama portrayal and said I’m coming back with a HIT.

 

I’m excited to watch this. October is going to be a big month for me with both this and Barbarian hitting UK cinemas.

[Zoe_]

31 minutes ago, Rowan said:

Didn’t they make their money off the slave trade?

Everyone alive has benefited from some form of slavery unfortunately. 

[G.U.Y. Gaga]

31 minutes ago, Rowan said:

Didn’t they make their money off the slave trade?

Haven’t we all in a way

[Bloodflowers.]

I wanna watch this, looks good

[VOSS]

Are ppl not allowed to talk about the background of this film?  gonna assume that user has some other prior offenses…

[Roberto]

She keeps winning. We will be watching this movie when it's released here. 

[bowdown]

Let me SNATCH a ticket and see this . Viola keeps winning. 

[Aethereal]

Viola is an amazing actress.

[family.guy123]

 

 

[trainsskyscrapers]

Just watched it last night and really enjoyed it. Strong storyline and good acting.  

 

On 9/19/2022 at 10:54 AM, Juanny said:

because suddenly people wanna start talking about how problematic the work of art is when it's a black cast with a black director and depicting black history. it's a hollywood film, obviously it's not going to be fully historically accurate.

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[chris1991]

It was cute, and was good! Solid b+
I will say the trailers paint a much darker tone than what the film actually was! Kinda cheesy in some aspects but athe stronger aspects hit very well! 

[fememeist]

Oh god i need to watch this weekend then

[family.guy123]

 

 

 

[R.E.M.]

saw it last night and it was amazing I don't see Oscar buzz for Viola; she was phenomenal as always but it's such a deviation from the type of character the Oscars usually nominates.

[Cyanide]

4 hours ago, R.E.M. said:

saw it last night and it was amazing I don't see Oscar buzz for Viola; she was phenomenal as always but it's such a deviation from the type of character the Oscars usually nominates.

No, she absolutely HAS to get a best actress nom for this. 

[BNF91]

A big Saturday jump and nice Sunday hold put The Woman King at over $11M in weekend 2, $36.5M total. Down just 42%, great legs set to come now. Should make a play for $70-75M domestic total. 

 

Overseas rollout just started in Brazil and Nigeria, with $1.3M OW from those 2. This bodes decently for the overseas rollout. I'm hoping this can finish with $125M+ global. 

[R.E.M.]

3 hours ago, Cyanide said:

No, she absolutely HAS to get a best actress nom for this. 

It's a pretty stacked year with heavy hitters, but I am really rooting for her to get a nomination. It just seems unlikely because of the genre; when has an actress playing a similar role gotten a Best Actress nomination? I worry it's too "actiony" for the academy.

[ObsessedwithBey]

I saw this movie tonight after work. It was amazing and I recommend that everyone watches it. 

[Elusive Chanteuse]

I really want to see this. Viola deserves all her praise