The Woman King’ Reigns At The Box Office
September 20, 2022 10:01AM EDT
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 15: Viola Davis speaks onstage during THE WOMAN KING Special Screening at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on September 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Entertainment)
The Woman King reigned at the box office this weekend. The Viola Davis-starring historical epic took the #1 spot with $19 million in its opening weekend. Last week’s winner, the horror movie Barbarian, slipped to #2 with $6.3 million. Two more new releases also cracked the top five – the murder mystery See How They Run finished #3 with $3.13 million, and the A24 horror flick Pearl came in #4 with $3.1 million. Bullet Train rounded out the top five with $2.5 million, while Top Gun: Maverick continued its never-ending theatrical run with another $2.18 mil. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in a theater this year?
