‘Bob Marley: One Love’ & ‘Madame Web’ Hope To Bring Moviegoers Together Over Valentine’s-Presidents Day Frame With At Least $25M+ Each – Early Box Office Look
deadline.comParamount’s musical biopic Bob Marley: One Love and Sony/Marvel’s Madame Web are expected to provide more pulse to what’s been a very dormant 2024 box office that’s -9% behind last year’s near half billion. Bob Marley: One Love, is expected to lead over the six-day, Wednesday, Valentine’s Day through Monday, President’s Day frame with $27M-$33M; strong with Black and Hispanic audiences as well as older adults.
The comps here are Sony’s The Woman King ($19M) and Paramount Elton John biopic Rocketman ($25.7M 3-day). Paramount is coming off of the very first global screening of Bob Marley: One Love in Kingston, Jamaica, Marley’s hometown.
The Marley family and stars of the movie celebrated with local fans and reunited with the local cast, including a standing ovation for Rita Marley at the Carib 5 Theatre in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday.
Meanwhile the Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney starring, Spider-Man spinoff Madame Web is eyeing $25M over six days, the movie tracking with those under 35.
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