Bob Marley: One Love
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Bob Marley : One Lovecontinues to skyrocket up the chart as it passes a major milepost at the box office . The new movie stars Kingsley Ben - Adir as the iconic titulary reggae musician , keep an eye on him during a turbulent here and now in his life and in the overall political story of Jamaica . The ensemble cast of the movie also include Lashana Lynch , James Norton , and Michael Gandolfini . The movie has already pulled off a major loge office feat , premiering at No . 1 in its curtain raising weekend despite competition from the Spider - Man adjacent superhero movieMadame Web .
PerVariety , theBob Marley : One Lovebox officeis set to cross the domesticated $ 80 million brand by the end of Saturday . It will become the first 2024 release to do so and the second to cross that threshold this yr overall , behind the Timothée Chalamet - led holdover hitWonka . Additionally , One Lovehas already surmount the Oscar - winning 2004 Ray Charles biopicRayto become the 6th highest - gross music biopic of all time .
How Much Higher Can Bob Marley Climb At the Box Office?
TheBob Marley : One Lovereleaseseems to be unstoppable in its rise up the chart . While theDune : Part Twobox office will unavoidably overtake it as the highest - grossing domestic claim of 2024 after opening to roughly $ 76 million , the picture show is turning out an impressive solution for any euphony biopic . It remains to be image if it can climb any higher up in the rankings , however . Below , turn back out the Top 5 highest - grossing music biopics worldwide :
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Worldwide Box Office
Bohemian Rhapsody(2018 )
$ 910.8 million
Elvis(2022 )
$ 288.7 million
Straight Outta Compton(2015 )
$ 201.6 million
Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, Bob Marley: One Love is a biographical music-drama that explores the life of Bob Marley, as portrayed by Kingsley Ben-Adir. The film highlights the ups and downs of Marley’s life and career until his untimely death in 1981.
Rocketman(2019 )
$ 195.3 million
Walk the Line(2005 )
$ 186.79 million
Raygrossed $ 123.97 million , leave a $ 62.82 million gap between it and the next - high-pitched title on the chart . WhileVarietyreports that the domestic totality of theBob Marley moviecould climb as eminent as $ 100 million , its international 144 would have to make up for a sight in order for it to outgrossWalk the Line . However , that does n’t mean it wo n’t put in an telling showing .
ShouldBob Marley : One Lovepass that $ 100 million threshold , it would still be in rarefied breeze at the domestic box office . In 2023 , only 24 movies ever fleet that milepost . Only two of those movies were biopics , with one being the runaway overhead hitOppenheimerand the other being the controversial but successfulSound of Freedom . While other biopics could potentially collide with that home run throughout 2024 , the Marley movie would still be one of just a few such titles to ever earn a gross that high .
reference : Variety
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direct by Reinaldo Marcus Green , Bob Marley : One passion is a biographical music - drama that research the life of Bob Marley , as depict by Kingsley Ben - Adir . The film highlights the ups and down of Marley ’s life and career until his untimely dying in 1981 .
