1 at the domestic box office.
“I have been told my entire career ‘Black women can’t open films domestically or internationally.’
“Most importantly this proves that PEOPLE LIKE GOOD MATERIAL.
Credit: Hopper Stone/Fox
HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GENDER OR RACE.
Janelle Monae heralded the film’s successon social mediaas well.
“THE FORCE WAS WITH US.
It took over 50 years to tell the story of these 3 brilliant African American female protagonists.
Without the research of @margotleeshetterly these women would still be hidden,” the six-time Grammy nominee said.
“This weekend we only had 2,471 theaters, whileRogue Onehad 4,157 locations.
We had snow storms that caused east coast region theaters to close, but #HIDDENFENCES (?)
still managed to win the race!
WE WILL NOT BE ERASED.”
The force was with us!!!!
Thanks for supporting us and them!!!”
The crowd-pleaser received a rare A+ grade from polled moviegoers on CinemaScore.
