Bob Marley: One Love Debuts at No. 1 Globally With $80 Million Opening

Bob Marley: One Love, which pays homage to the legendary reggae artist, premiered at No. 1 across several countries worldwide with an estimated gross of $80 million, including $51 million in North America.  

The movie broke the record for the biggest opening day for a music biopic in several markets, including the UK, New Zealand, and Jamaica, where the film boasts the biggest opening day for a movie ever.  

Arriving in Philippine cinemas on March 13, Bob Marley: One Love was made with the close guidance and blessing of the Marley family, with two of Marley’s children—Ziggy and Cedella—and his wife, musician Rita Marley, at the helm as producers. 

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Alongside them are executive producers Brad Pitt, Richard Hewitt, Orly Marley, and Matt Solodky, who assembled a cast that’s led by Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch as Bob and Rita Marley.

Director and co-writer Reinaldo Marcus Green acknowledges the scale and responsibility of creating a movie based on the icon. “There are films,” says Green. “And then there are films about Bob Marley.”

During the process of making the film, Green says people always have a story to tell about the musician. “He had that power. He was everyone’s best friend, you know? ‘I saw him in concert...’ Or, ‘He changed my life when I was 15...’ People think they know Bob Marley, have a version of him in their minds because of how we all connect with his music.”

Through this film, Green hopes to give the audience a side of Bob Marley that not a lot of people have seen, based on real conversations with friends, family, and acquaintances. The authenticity that Bob Marley: One Love delivers is the direct result of collaborating so closely with the musician’s loved ones.

Watch Ziggy Marley talk about his father in this featurette: