The Reinaldo Marcus Green-directed biopic grossed $4.9M across 10 markets, several of them giving the story of the reggae icon No. 1 status and the biggest launch day ever for a music biopic in Jamaica, it scored the biggest opening day of all time.
The running international cumulative figure now stands at about $5.4M including previews.
Significant number 1 starts include the UK, France, Australia, Spain, New Zealand and other locations.
This is the biggest music biopic opening day ever and the biggest Valentine’s Day opening. In Jamaica, Bob Marley felt all the love at No. 1 with an 89% share and a record-breaking turn-out for the country’s biggest opening day ever.
Lead Actor Kingsley Ben-Adir was on New York’s The Breakfast Club where he shared the reason he decided to take on the role of Bob Marley in the film.
He also shared that Bob’s children approved him as the lead.
And as for the critics who are against Kingsely playing Bob in the biopic.
Here’s what he shared.