‘The Color Purple’ is earning both rave reviews and big bucks at the box office.
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Led by Fantasia Barrino in the role of Celie, Blitz Bazawule‘s reimagining of Alice Walker‘s beloved tale takes on the form of a musical.
And it’s hitting all the right notes out of the gate.
As reported, ‘The Color Purple’ blasted past expectations to deliver an $18.1 million first-day gross at the US box office.
Unwrapped on Christmas Day (December 25) for Stateside audiences, it’s clear the melodic movie – which also stars the likes of Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey, and Ciara – formed a major part of the day for many. So much so that it bested the likes of ‘Aquaman 2’ and ‘Wonka.’
Now, after registering another $7.1 million on its second day, the film’s two-day gross lifts to an impressive $25 million domestically.
Echoing yesterday’s report, ‘The Color Purple’ produced the largest Christmas Day opening for a movie since 2009 and the second-biggest Christmas Day opening of all time.
Some analysts point to ‘Purple’s $100 million budget as a point to consider. Put simply, it’ll need to perform consistently well through the New Year and turn a solid profit to be hailed as a seismic success when assessed from a purely commercial lens.
Still, having already racked up major nods at the Golden Globes, growing Oscar buzz, and a release in international markets pending (including a January 26 launch in the UK), it looks like the film’s touchdowns are just beginning.
Dreamgirls threw this flop out of the water. Floptasia is Jhud’s LESSOR
Scram troll.
Dreamgirls made $10 million LESS than The Color Purple on opening day, Christmas 2006.
Please do your research before making asinine comments such as these.
I rather watch Home Alone.
BLM SUPPORTERS ARE DELUDED…go out more.
flop movie with flop casts, Fight me!
WHERE’S DA PURPLE AT? THEY ARE ALL BLACK
flop
congratz
LOL…
Nobody cares about this racist productions.
Another troll who probably hasn’t read the book or seen the movie. Expound on its racist components. Quick!
How many white and colored people in this flop movie?
Racist?
Exactly, nothing to say gooooodbye!
Music for little girls, gay guys, and the Disney crowd.
DOMESTIC
$25,150,000
WORLDWIDE
$25,150,000
😆
Goes to show how stupid you are when it hasn’t been released internationally yet. Try again!
#ALL LIVES MATTER
BLM propaganda at it again…………..the earliest/biggest flops in Spielberg’s career and standard.
Give it up troll, you look stupid.
Grow up…facts speak, Lastisya!!
While whites/asians/latinos are busy counting money..ghetto mamas are busy playing the race card. Thats the sad truth about USA…..
When most PEOPLE in America don’t have $1k in savings….yeahhhhhh right. Ur busy being racist f*****
THAT’S MOST BLACK HOUSEHOLD. Not us aka Crazy Rich Asian