The film made $6.8 million on its first day, including $1.7 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to over-perform and debut at $19.05 million from 3,765 theaters, topping the box office. Of the opening-weekend audience, 60% were female, 58% were over the age of 35, and 59% were African American.
Nominated for Nothing: The Academy is on the wrong side of history with The Woman King snub. The Academy overlooked the powerful brilliance of the Viola Davis-starring action epic. They're destined to score zero Academy Awards, but they won our attention throughout a year (and awards season) like no other.
The Woman King achieves cinematic royalty with its extremely skillful, well-crafted, and purposeful picture that tells a narrative of empowerment and humanity. It's well-crafted from start to finish, with Davis shining in the starring role.
“The Woman King” tallied $19 million at the domestic box office during its opening weekend, exceeding the $12 million that Sony predicted. More than 1.4 million people saw the film during its first three days in theaters, according to data from EntTelligence.
What is the Rotten Tomatoes rating for The Woman King?
The 94 percent Rotten Tomatoes score is clearly a big sign of success, but the total number of reviews for The Woman King is also a positive sign in and of itself.
What are the criticism of the movie The Woman King?
Despite The Woman King's high Rotten Tomatoes score, some critics felt the movie was offensive to Black people by glorifying aspects of a repugnant trade. At the same time, some fans saw it as a female empowerment story set in a particularly tumultuous period for the Kingdom of Dahomey.
For a film that advertises the brutality of its characters, "The Woman King" is surprisingly bloodless. With action scenes filmed in the typical close-up shaky camera style, this movie, in terms of its action, offers up nothing that you haven't already seen before, and seen done better.
The Woman King grossed $67.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $29.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $97.2 million against a projected $190 million break-even price point.
Though the broad strokes of the film are historically accurate, the majority of its characters are fictional, including Davis' Nanisca and Thuso Mbedu's Nawi, a young warrior-in-training.
Nawi is imprisoned, but Malik goes to visit her and tells her how the captives are bound for England, and he wishes to protect her. They are implied to make love after. Nanisca leads the warriors into the European's camp for an attack. They set fire to their camp and attack the men before freeing the captives.
However, those criticizing The Woman King claim that the film's inaccurate depiction of slavery in Dahomey downplayed or whitewashed the history of slavery. Despite the acknowledgment of historical inaccuracies in the film, many critics and historians are still urging people to watch The Woman King.
Her adoptive father is white and her adoptive mother is of Salvadoran and German descent. She grew up in the middle-class neighborhood of Pacific Grove, California. She has four siblings through her adoptive family.
While chatting with PEOPLE at Icon Mann's pre-Oscar dinner at Waldorf Astoria on Wednesday night, the director, 53, spoke candidly about her feelings on the film not getting a single Oscar nomination this year, despite garnering nods for best actress or best director at other events like the Critics Choice Awards, ...
Actress Viola Davis is a proud mom to her daughter, Genesis Tennon, whom she shares with her husband, Julius Tennon. Despite starring in many award-winning films and TV shows and living an "extraordinary life," the EGOT winner knew something was missing.
Riseborough's eyebrow-raising nomination was held up by the Academy, following a review of the film's celebrity-backed grassroots campaign. Prince-Bythewood lamented that “there is no groundswell from privileged people with enormous social capital to get behind Black women.
Viola Davis is officially a quadruple-threat: an Emmy, Oscar, Tony and now Grammy winner. The "Woman King" star made history at the 65th annual Grammy Awards Sunday with her win for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording, which she won for her memoir "Finding Me."
While most of The Woman King and its characters were largely fictionalized, a few of its central roles were inspired by actual accounts of Agojie women; Mbedu's adolescent character Nawi was known as one of the last of the Agojie warriors, who passed away in 1979 at over 100 years in age.
How many years did it take to make The Woman King?
Davis, the only African-American to win an Oscar, Emmy and Tony, spent six years trying to get "The Woman King" made, with studios and producers reluctant to take the plunge.
While none of the characters in The Woman King are explicitly queer, Izogie absolutely is. The Agojie are forbidden to have relationships with men and when Nawi asks her about it, Izogie alludes to not needing men because she has other ways to seek that kind of pleasure.
If you're wondering why it's not just called "The Queen," it's explained that the people of Dahomey believe in a legend of two kings, a man and a woman who are exact equals, and Nanisca is expected to be crowned Woman King.
The Woman King provides a powerful representation of an alternative and distinctive life path for women and girls. The women warriors depicted in the movie choose not to marry, and instead to spend their lives dedicated to protecting their kingdom.
The film is purported to be an Oscar contender for Best Actress (Viola Davis), with some even saying it has a shot at Best Picture. Its fourth weekend gross is estimated to be at around $4.7 million. “The Woman King” now is the 41st highest grossing worldwide movie total of 2022. A total success.
