Oprah Winfrey’s “The Color Purple” remake has continued to struggle at the box office following an impressive opening over the Christmas holiday after its release on December 25.
The Broadway musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel by the same name opened on Christmas day to $18.5 million, thanks to group sales, the New York Times reported. The 2023 version stars Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, and Danielle Brooks.
Winfrey, who produced the film with Steven Spielberg, celebrated the response with a post on Instagram, “I’m overwhelmed with gratitude. … For y’all to buy tickets, dress up in purple, and show up in droves is filling me up.”
“The Color Purple,” which cost at least $90 million to make and $40 million to market, struggled at the box office in its second weekend, selling less than $5 million in tickets in its second weekend after nearly setting a…
