Paramount’s “Bob Marley: One Love” is shaping up to be the first bit of good news the box office has enjoyed in nearly a month, as the music biopic is riding strong word-of-mouth from fans of the music legend to an estimated 6-day opening of $46 million.
That is considerably above pre-release projections, which topped out at $35 million between Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day. While critics weren’t enthused by the film and gave it a 43% Rotten Tomatoes score, Kingsley Ben-Adir’s performance as Bob Marley has won over reggae fans, who gave the film an A on CinemaScore.