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Bob Marley's 'Love' prevails again in N.American theaters

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Agence France-Presse

<p>LOS ANGELES, United States - Paramount biopic &quot;Bob Marley: One Love&quot; led the North American box office for a second straight weekend, taking in an estimated $13.5 million, as &quot;Love&quot; prevailed over films about demons and angels.</p><p>The global take for the film, which stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as the iconic reggae singer, has now surpassed $120 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday, showing exceptional strength for a music biopic.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/2/18/new-bob-marley-film-crushes-madame-web-at-the-box-office-706">New Bob Marley film crushes Madame Web at the box office</a></div><p>Sony and Crunchyroll&#x27;s latest in the &quot;Demon Slayer&quot; manga series, &quot;Kimetsu no Yaiba -- To the Hashira Training,&quot; placed second for the weekend, earning an estimated $11.6 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period.</p><p>&quot;Reviews are again strong,&quot; noted analyst David A. Gross, &quot;and the film is already doing excellent business in Japan and Korea.&quot;</p><p>In third was Lionsgate&#x27;s new inspirational drama &quot;Ordinary Angels,&quot; at $6.5 million. Hilary Swank stars in the fact-based story of a Kentucky hairdresser who rallies her town to help a widower with a gravely ill young daughter.</p><p>The film &quot;pulls your heartstrings with the expertise of Jascha Heifetz,&quot; said Hollywood Reporter, and critics&#x27; reviews and audience scores have been &quot;excellent,&quot; according to Gross.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jlT2KnwHFz0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Sony/Marvel superhero thriller &quot;Madame Web&quot; dropped two spots from last weekend to place fourth, with ticket sales of $6 million. The film has managed to spin only a 13 percent positive rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website. Dakota Johnson stars.</p><p>And in fifth place, down one spot, was Universal&#x27;s family-friendly animation &quot;Migration,&quot; at $3 million.</p><p>Rounding out the top 10 were:</p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;Argylle&quot; ($2.8 million)</p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;Wonka&quot; ($2.5 million)</p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;Drive-Away Dolls&quot; ($2.4 million)</p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;The Beekeeper&quot; ($2.0 million)</p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;The Chosen: S4 EP 4-6&quot; ($1.8 million)</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>bbk/bgs</strong></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Paramount biopic "Bob Marley: One Love" led the North American box office for a second straight weekend, taking in an estimated $13.5 million, as "Love" prevailed over films about demons and angels.</p>

Paramount biopic "Bob Marley: One Love" led the North American box office for a second straight weekend, taking in an estimated $13.5 million, as "Love" prevailed over films about demons and angels.