Sony/eOne’s “The Woman King” and Neon’s “Moonage Daydream” won’t be able to end the monthlong box office drought theaters are trudging through, but there’s a chance that the strong critical acclaim that they have received on the festival circuit could at least bring some measure of relief if those reviews translate into widespread audience buzz.
Starring Viola Davis as the leader of an all-female African military unit called the Agojie, “The Woman King” will get a wide release in 3,700-plus theaters, with independent projections currently estimating a $13-$16 million opening weekend total. Sony is putting its projections just below that at $12 million, a figure earned by “Widows,” a heist thriller also starring Davis, in 2018.