Friday, July 3, 2026

Box Office: Viola Davis’s “The Woman King” Is Struggling to Stay Afloat Mid Week

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Things are not going easily for “The Woman King.”

The Viola Davis starring film directed by Gina Prince Bythewood has great reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, critics are at a huge 95% and audience score is a 99.

But in real terms, the box office is suffering. After making $19.5 million over the weekend, “The Woman King” has had a rough go of it. Monday was down 72% from Sunday. Tuesday recovered a little, up 47%. But Wednesday saw a 37% downturn The total now is just under $24 million.

Tonight, “Don’t Worry Darling” which has mostly negative reviews but lots of publicity, launches previews. The power of Harry Styles’ fans will be measured, as well as the legs of “The Woman King.”

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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