‘Bob Marley’ Beats Expectations With $46 Million 6-Day Box Office Opening

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.

With a $70 million budget, “Bob Marley” should be able to turn a modest theatrical profit based solely on turnout from Marley’s fans, who are numerous not only in the U.S.