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'The Color Purple' is the biggest Christmas Day opening since 2009

The Color Purple is now the second biggest Christmas Day opening in history — $18 million on day one of its release.
Sofia (Danielle Brooks) and Celie (Fantasia Barrino) in the 2023 film reincarnation of <em>The Color Purple.</em>

The Color Purple is seeing a lot of green at the box office.

The film adaptation of the bestseller, turned hit movie, turned Broadway musical smash

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