“The Color Purple” musical adaptation starring Fantasia Barrino, Halle Bailey and Taraji P. Henson opened on Christmas Day to an $18.15 million gross in North America, Deadline reported, surpassing expectations that put its gross between $8 millionand $13 million—and outperforming “Wonka” and “Aquaman 2” in Christmas sales, after the films opened on Dec. 15 and 22, respectively.
source Forbes