The Fox film, a biographical comedy-drama based on a book of the same name, stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae, whose characters must deal with segregation in the 1950s and 1960s workplace.
It brought in $20.5 million in the US and Canada this weekend, according to box office monitor Exhibitor Relations, and $59.68 million since it premiered four weeks ago.
“La La Land,” a nostalgic tribute to the Golden Age of Hollywood musicals that just took home eight Golden Globes, rocketed to the number two spot. It took in $14.5 million ($77.08 million overall).
Universal’s animated musical “Sing” was in third, with a $13.8 million take over the weekend and an accumulated total of $238.5 million.
The first stand-alone episode in the eight-film “Star Wars” series, “Rogue One” follows the mission of rebel alliance fighters trying to steal plans to the Empire’s feared Death Star.
The movie pulled in $13.76 million over the weekend, according to box office monitor Exhibitor Relations, bringing its four-week total to $502.29 million.
In its first weekend out, “The Bye Bye Man” notched fifth place, taking in $13.38 million. The horror flick is based on a chapter Robert Damon Schneck’s book “The President’s Vampire.”
Rounding out the Top 10 are :
“Patriot’s Day” ($12 million)
“Monster Trucks” ($10.5 million)
“Sleepless” ($8.47 million)
“Underworld: Blood Wars” ($5.8 million)
“Passengers” ($5.5 million)