“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...