The Color Purple is seeing a lot of green at the box office. The film adaptation of the New York Times bestseller, turned hit movie, turned Broadway musical smash outperformed industry ...

“The Color Purple,” a film adaptation of the stage musical, surpassed box office expectations with an $18 million domestic opening—the largest on Christmas Day in over a decade—before ...

By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer The Color Purple has brought some much-needed cheer to the year-end holiday box office. The musical — whose producers include Oprah and Steven Spielberg ...

“The Color Purple,” a new musical film adaptation of the 1982 Alice Walker novel, got a big Christmas gift when it opened in theaters on Dec. 25 — the biggest Christmas box office opening ...