‘Hidden Figures’ beat ‘Star Wars’ at the box office this weekend
- It was a close race that looked deadlocked Sunday, but Monday morning brought good news for Hidden Figures:
- The film won the box office this weekend and is officially the no. 1 movie in the country.
- This is the win that will make Hidden Figures a success not just at the box office, but also with the Oscars.
- And most of all, as star Taraji P. Henson noted on Instagram, it again proves movies about women and people of color make money. Read more
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“When I started my musical career, I was a maid,” she told the audience. “I used to clean houses. My parents, my mother was a proud janitor. My stepfather, who raised me like his very own, worked at the post office and my father was a trash man — they all wore uniforms. And that’s why I stand here today in my black and white and I wear my uniform to honor them.”
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