‘The Woman King’ Takes the Crown With $1.7 Million at Thursday Box Office
thewrap.com“The Woman King,” the historical action epic starring Viola Davis, took in $1.7 million at the box office from its Thursday night preview screenings, which opened at 3 p.m.
on 3,271 screens. The Sony and eOne film will launch at 3,765 locations this weekend.In its opening weekend, the studio projects “The Woman King” to earn $12 million against a $50 million budget.
This weekend will also see the box office launch of the David Bowie documentary “Moonage Daydream” (in a limited release) and “Pearl,” the prequel to A24’s “X.” For a comparison, the 2018 heist thriller “Widows,” in which Davis also starred, made $600,000 in box office previews and went on to generate $12.3 million its opening weekend. “Harriet,” another historical drama that opened in the fall of 2019, also earned $600,000 at the Thursday box office, kicking off an $11.6 million opening weekend.
Set in the 1800s, “The Woman King” presents an alternative history of the almighty African Kingdom of Dahomey and its fleet of female warriors, the Agojie.
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