Oscars Spotlight: Best Picture Nominees at the Box Office9 of 9
Hidden Figures - $132.2 million
Heartwarming biopic Hidden Figures holds the box office crown of Best Picture nominees, despite being out in the U.S. for two weeks less than Oscar frontrunner La La Land.
The film, about three African-American mathematicians who played key roles during the early years of NASA, arrived in a blaze of glory on Jan. 6, taking $22.8 million and unseating Rogue One: A Star Wars Story from the top spot. It also topped the following weekend, taking $20.9 million across MLK weekend.
In addition, Hidden Figures has recorded the biggest box office of all the nominees following the Oscars announcement, taking more than $45 million since Jan. 24.
Heartwarming biopic Hidden Figures holds the box office crown of Best Picture nominees, despite being out in the U.S. for two weeks less than Oscar frontrunner La La Land.
The film, about three African-American mathematicians who played key roles during the early years of NASA, arrived in a blaze of glory on Jan. 6, taking $22.8 million and unseating Rogue One: A Star Wars Story from the top spot. It also topped the following weekend, taking $20.9 million across MLK weekend.
In addition, Hidden Figures has recorded the biggest box office of all the nominees following the Oscars announcement, taking more than $45 million since Jan. 24.
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