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the-movemnt:

‘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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I heard it was huge.

Wow! I’m planning to see this.

As you can read more at the link, this is especially impressive given that it was in many less theaters than Rouge One (2,471 vs. 4,175). 

It is *excellent* and should be on everyone’s “must watch” list 🙂