© 2024 Blue Ridge Public Radio
Blue Ridge Mountains banner background
Your source for information and inspiration in Western North Carolina.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

'Bob Marley: One Love' took the No. 1 spot at the box office for 2nd straight week

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ONE LOVE / PEOPLE GET READY")

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Michel Martin. Much love for Bob Marley. We're talking about on the big screen. The biopic about the legendary reggae singer, "Bob Marley: One Love," took the No. 1 spot at the box office for the second straight week. The film tells the story of Marley as he is making his 1977 album "Exodus" and preparing for a tour. It has made almost $72 million in the U.S. so far, pulling in more than $13 million this past weekend. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.