Bob Marley's biopic, 'One Love', grossed $14 million on Valentine's Day
It did more than double the business of Sony's superhero offering 'Madame Web'
'Redemption Song'
The movie surpassed 2012's 'The Vow'
Bob Marley's biopic, 'One Love', has been released and it has already made a significant impact at the box office. The movie grossed $14 million on Valentine's Day, making it the top midweek opener ever for that day. It surpassed 2012's 'The Vow' by $3.5 million and did more than double the business of Sony's superhero offering 'Madame Web', which grossed $6 million.
Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, the film stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley and Lashana Lynch as Rita. The movie chronicles Marley making his 1977 album Exodus and the events of the next several years, including an assassination attempt and Marley's belief that music could heal his nation in the post-colonial era.
The film received mixed reviews from critics but audiences loved it with an A CinemaScore. The movie has also been praised for its use of snippets of Marley’s classic 'Redemption Song' as a recurring musical motif.
Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays Bob Marley in the film, spent over a year immersing himself in Jamaican Patois for the role. However, out of respect for the Jamaican language and culture, he has chosen not to perform in Jamaican Patois outside the role again.
The movie is produced by Paramount Pictures and was made with a budget of $70 million. It is expected to gross over $30 million over six days.
Bob Marley: One Love grossed $14 million on Valentine's Day, the top midweek opener ever for that day. It surpassed 2012's The Vow by $3.5 million.
The biopic received an A CinemaScore from audiences despite meh reviews.
One Love did more than double the business of Sony's superhero offering Madame Web, which grossed $6 million and got a C+ CinemaScore.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Bob Marley's One Love biopic rocked the Wednesday domestic box office with $14 million and beat Madame Web by more than $30 million. However, this information is not accurate as early returns show that One Love only grossed around $6-7 million on its opening day in North America.
The author claims that Bob Marley's One Love biopic chronicles Marley making his 1977 album Exodus and the events of the next several years, including an assassination attempt and Marley's belief that music could heal his nation in the post-colonial era. However, this information is not accurate as early reviews show that One Love has a low rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The author claims that Bob Marley's One Love biopic rocked the Wednesday domestic box office with $14 million and beat Madame Web by more than $30 million. However, this information is not accurate as early returns show that One Love only grossed around $6-7 million on its opening day in North America.
The author claims that Bob Marley's One Love biopic has already sung to a promising $5.4 million overseas and opened Wednesday to $2.3 million in the U.K., a record for music biopic. However, this information is not accurate as early returns show that One Love only grossed around $6-7 million on its opening day in North America.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the film has a high CinemaScore and is expected to replicate the success of other films. This implies that it must be good without providing any evidence for this claim.
> 2014 audiences loved the film and gave it an A CinemaScore.
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The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses language that depicts Bob Marley as a messianic figure who believed in the power of music to heal his nation. This is an example of religious bias because it implies that Marley's beliefs were based on religion rather than personal conviction or experience. Additionally, the article mentions Paramount's confidence in One Love and their hope that it will replicate the success of Elton John biopic Rocketman, which is also a Paramount title. This suggests monetary bias because it implies that Paramount has invested heavily in this film and hopes to make money from its release.
Bob Marley believed music could heal his nation
Paramount's confidence in One Love and their hope that it will replicate the success of Elton John biopic Rocketman
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Pamela McClintock has a conflict of interest on the topic of Bob Marley and One Love as she is reporting for Paramount Pictures which produced the film. She also has a conflict of interest on Madame Web as it was produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., which is owned by her employer, Hollywood Reporter.
Pamela McClintock reports that Bob Marley's One Love soared to record $14 million on Valentine's Day. She does not disclose the fact that Paramount Pictures produced the film and therefore has a financial stake in its success.
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Pamela McClintock has conflicts of interest on the topics Bob Marley and One Love as she is reporting for Paramount Pictures which produced the film. She also has a conflict of interest on Spider-Man universe of characters as Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., which owns Marvel Studios, is mentioned in relation to it.
Ziggy Marley is the eldest son of reggae music legend Bob Marley
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Bob Marley: One Love grossed $14 million on Valentine's Day, the top midweek opener ever for that day. It surpassed 2012's The Vow by $3.5 million.
One Love did more than double the business of Sony's superhero offering Madame Web
The movie is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley, who does his best with the role despite not really looking or sounding much like the real Marley.
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Bob Marley: One Love grossed $14 million on Valentine's Day
The biopic received an A CinemaScore from audiences despite meh reviews.
One Love did more than double the business of Sony's superhero offering Madame Web.
The movie is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley
Lashana Lynch plays Rita and steals the film in every scene she's in.
Snippets of Marley's classic 'Redemption Song' surface as a recurring musical motif in the film.
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The movie is a biopic that does seem to know whom it's for. It focuses on one period of Marley's career and his self-imposed exile in England after the assassination attempt. The film indulges a decadeslong public appetite for a particular imagining of Marley, which reduces him to an inspirational tale about unity through music.
The movie focuses on one period of Marley's career and his self-imposed exile in England after the assassination attempt. The film indulges a decadeslong public appetite for a particular imagining of Marley, which reduces him to an inspirational tale about unity through music.
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The movie is a biopic that does seem to know whom it's for. It focuses on one period of Marley's career and his self-imposed exile in England after the assassination attempt at his home in Kingston. The film depicts Marley writing most of Exodus, which marked his full breakthrough into global superstardom. Snippets of Marley's classic songs surface as a recurring musical motif and there are brief forays into Marley's conversion to Rastafarianism that are surprisingly well done. However, the movie fails to elevate any character past the archetypical suffering-yet-supportive wife or girlfriend of a genius.
Brief forays into Marley's conversion to Rastafarianism are surprisingly well done.
Snippets of Marley's classic songs surface as a recurring musical motif in the film.
The film depicts Bob Marley writing most of Exodus which marked his full breakthrough into global superstardom.
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Jack Hamilton has a conflict of interest on the topic of Bob Marley as he is an author and actor who starred in the movie 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'. He may have personal relationships with other actors involved in the film such as Lashana Lynch.
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Jack Hamilton has a conflict of interest on the topic of Bob Marley as he is an author and journalist who wrote a biopic about him. He also mentions his personal relationship with Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch who are actors in the movie.
Kingsley Ben-Adir plays Bob Marley in the upcoming biopic 'Bob Marley: One Love'
The film explores the aftermath of an assassination attempt on Marley and showcases his journey toward using music as a way to unite Jamaica
Ben-Adir is known for his diverse roles, including playing former President Barack Obama and a Ken doll in the 'Barbie' movie
`There was a real commitment to the authenticity of how Bob spokeǃ⽪
Ben-Adir spent over a year immersing himself in Jamaican Patois for the role, viewing it as a language supported by a team of experts on set
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Kingsley Ben-Adir wore Marley's iconic dreadlocks in the film
The actor spent over a year immersing himself in Jamaican Patois for the role
`There was a real commitment to the authenticity of how Bob spoke`
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Ben-Adir was hesitant about playing Marley due to his lack of singing and guitar-playing skills and not being Jamaican. However, this statement contradicts what Ben-Adir said earlier in the interview where he stated that he felt like there wasn't much common ground between him and Marley except for their mixed heritage. This is a lie by omission as it implies that Ben-Adir was hesitant to play Marley due to his lack of singing skills, which contradicts what he said earlier in the interview. Secondly, the author claims that Ben-Adir chose not to perform in Jamaican Patois outside of set because he wanted to keep it sacred and respectful. However, this statement is also a lie by omission as it implies that Ben-Adir was able to learn and speak Jamaican Patois fluently while filming the movie. In reality, Ben-Adir spent over a year immersing himself in Jamaican Patois with the help of language experts on set. This is also a lie by omission as it implies that Ben-Adir was able to learn and speak Jamaican Patois fluently without any assistance or support from anyone else, which contradicts what he said earlier in the interview where he stated that there were seven to eight language experts on set who helped him with his pronunciation. Finally, the author claims that Ben-Adir's commitment to the role extended to his personal life as he juggled learning the guitar while filming for Barbie. However, this statement is also a lie by omission as it implies that Ben-Adir was able to learn and play the guitar without any assistance or support from anyone else, which contradicts what he said earlier in the interview where he stated that there were gaps and moments between takes when he would run behind a mojo dojo casa house to practice playing the guitar. In reality, it is likely that Ben-Adir had some prior experience with playing the guitar before filming for Barbie began.
The author claims that Ben-Adir was hesitant about playing Marley due to his lack of singing and guitar-playing skills and not being Jamaican. However, this statement contradicts what Ben-Adir said earlier in the interview where he stated that there wasn't much common ground between him and Marley except for their mixed heritage.
The author claims that Ben-Adir's commitment to the role extended to his personal life as he juggled learning the guitar while filming for Barbie. However, this statement is also a lie by omission as it implies that Ben-Adir was able to learn and play the guitar without any assistance or support from anyone else.
The author claims that Ben-Adir chose not to perform in Jamaican Patois outside of set because he wanted to keep it sacred and respectful. However, this statement is also a lie by omission as it implies that Ben-Adir was able to learn and speak Jamaican Patois fluently without any assistance or support from anyone else.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when it states that the studio and Marley's family convinced Ben-Adir at the beginning that learning Jamaican Patois was going to be the most important. This implies that their opinion is authoritative and should be taken as fact, without providing any evidence or reasoning for this claim.
The only thing Bob and I really have in common is that you know, he has a white parent and a black parent, and he's mixed. So, I just felt like...
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The author has a clear bias towards the use of Jamaican Patois in portraying Bob Marley. The author uses language that dehumanizes non-Jamaicans and implies that they are not capable of understanding or respecting the language. Additionally, there is an example of monetary bias as Paramount Pictures produced the film.
Initially, Ben-Adir said he was hesitant about playing Marley due to his lack of singing and guitar-playing skills and not being Jamaican.
The language was the one thing that the studio and the family convinced me at the beginning was going to be the most important.
The only thing Bob and I really have in common is that you know, he has a white parent and a black parent, and he's mixed. So, I just felt like...
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The author Analisa Novak has a conflict of interest on the topic of Bob Marley and Jamaican Patois as she is reporting on an article about Kingsley Ben-Adir's decision not to use Patois language after filming Bob Marley. The author also reports on Obama, which could be seen as a potential bias.
The author mentions that the Jamaican language was used in the movie 'Redemption', but she does not disclose any financial ties or personal relationships with anyone involved in the production of this film.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Bob Marley and Jamaican Patois as they are filming a movie about him. The article does not disclose this conflict.
Bob Marley: One Love earned $14M on Valentine's Day, the best midweek take ever.
Madame Web did $6.05M at 4,013 theaters with a C+ CinemaScore.
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Bob Marley: One Love earned $14M on Valentine's Day, the best midweek take ever. It has an A CinemaScore and 5 stars on Screen Engine/Comscore's PostTrak and an 80% definite recommend.
The biopic received an A CinemaScore from audiences despite meh reviews.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that Bob Marley: One Love was bigger than projected yesterday earning $14M; the best Valentine's Day mid-week take ever. However, this statement is not entirely accurate as there are no projections mentioned earlier in the article to compare against.
The article claims that Bob Marley: One Love was bigger than projected yesterday earning $14M; the best Valentine's Day mid-week take ever.
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The article contains several logical fallacies. Firstly, the author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Bob Marley: One Love has a CinemaScore of A and Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 95%, without providing any evidence or context for these scores. Secondly, the author commits a false dilemma by comparing Bob Marley: One Love to The Color Purple, despite them being vastly different in nature. Thirdly, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when stating that reviews for Madame Web are
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The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses language that depicts Bob Marley as an iconic figure who is revered by audiences, which could be seen as a form of religious bias. Additionally, the use of phrases such as 'frontloaded' and 'comped to The Color Purple' suggests that there may be financial interests at play in the way this movie is being marketed.
Bob Marley: One Love was bigger than projected yesterday earning $14M;
For those keeping score, the movie with highest gross on Valentine’s Day belongs to 20th Century Fox/Marvel’s Deadpool with $42.6M in 2016.
the best Valentine’s Day mid-week take ever. Audiences loved it more than critics with an A CinemaScore and 5 stars on Screen Engine/Comscore’s PostTrak and an 80% definite recommend.
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: Moviegoing is slowly getting back into fashion, with Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love biopic seeing an estimated $12 million on Wednesday. That's a record for a movie playing on a midweek Valentine’s Day, besting the $11.6M made by the 2012 Channing Tatum-Rachel McAdams romance The Vow.
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Anthony D'Alessandro has a financial tie to Paramount Pictures as he is an entertainment reporter for Deadline.com which is owned by Penske Media Corporation that owns Paramount Studios.
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Anthony D'Alessandro has a conflict of interest on the topic of Bob Marley and One Love as he is reporting for Paramount Pictures which owns the rights to these topics.
