Final Box Office: 'Hidden Figures' Beats 'Rogue One' With $22.8M

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Sunday estimates had showed the two films tying for No. 1, but 'Hidden Figures' ended up winning the race. Elsewhere, 'Underworld: Blood Wars' underwhelms in its debut, while 'Rogue One' races past the $900 million mark globally.
Empowered women and outer space dominated the North American box office over the weekend as Theodore Melfi's biographical drama Hidden Figures orbited past Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to win the race with $22.8 million from 2,471 theaters as it expanded nationwide, versus $22.1 million for Rogue One in its fourth weekend from 4,157 locations.

Sunday morning estimates had showed the two films all but tying for the No. 1 spot with roughly $22 million each, but Hidden Figures did more business than expected throughout the day. (Most rival studios showed Hidden Figures narrowly beating Rogue One all along. The stand-alone Star Wars story is hardly a slouch, though, having stayed atop the chart for three consecutive weekends.)

Nabbing a coveted A+ CinemaScore, Hidden Figures stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae as the real-life African-American mathematicians who helped NASA put the first men into space even while having to endure a segregated workplace. Their story, however, had been obscured for decades.

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1. Hoping to go this weekend.

It looks wonderful!

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4. Me too.

I rarely go to the movies and my son has convinced me to wait a couple of months so I can watch the movies in the comfort of my home. Every now and then, I just can't wait. Hope to go this week.

[wryter2000]

7. I usually wait for Netflix

I'm not sure I can wait for this one.

[redwitch]

8. I rarely go to the movies anymore.

But youngest was home for Christmas and we went to see "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." They showed the trailer for "Hidden Figures" and I knew I didn't want to wait to see it. It looks very uplifting and the Lord knows we need that right now!

[sheshe2]

2. 22.8M Now that is impressive.

I look forward to seeing the movie.

[s-cubed]

3. Go see "Hidden Figures"!

Wonderful movie. Several times during the movie the audience spontaneously clapped. I've never seen that before.

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5. Thank you...will do!

The last time I saw an audience applaud in the theater was for Jennifer Hudson in 'Dreamgirls', and the last time I was at the movies. LOL!

[redwitch]

9. Saw "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest " years ago.

When Chief threw the sink through the window the audience leapt to it's feet and cheered! Of course we were also all crying. Powerful films that make the audience applaud? Count me in!

[liberal N proud]

6. Fantastic movie, ranks with Monuments Men in quality

Loved it. We saw it on Saturday night.

[Staph]

10. I went to see it in lily white West Virginia.

The theater was packed. And at the end, everyone applauded.

Oh, and the movie was amazing! I cried.

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12. Get out of here!

I wouldn't have believed it. Thanks for sharing.

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11. Stay off the IMDB boards

It's full of Trump voters marginalizing the accomplishments and generally spreading racism.

I reported a post that said:

The message is that bad black behavior will no longer be tolerated. Sessions is the un-Holder. Live bullets will be used over the next 8 years.

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13. They did it to Joy Reids book also...black people in general.