Atlanta-based singer, Janelle Monae, is enjoying ‘Hidden Figures’ hanging out in the No. 1 spot at the box office. Even more so, she is taking a page out of co-stars Octavia Spencer and Taraji P. Henson’s book and is set to have a free screening tomorrow (Sunday) at AMC Southlake in Morrow. The screening will start at 2 PM and the tickets will be given out first-come, first-serve.
Georgia! A friend has bought out a showing of #HiddenFigures THIS Sunday!;-) Take some1 U feel needs 2 see this movie. 1st come 1st serve.🙏🏿 pic.twitter.com/UgVwp5Uw9D
— Janelle Monáe👽🚆🤖🚀🪐 (@JanelleMonae) January 21, 2017
With a budget of $25 million, ‘Hidden Figures’ has made an impressive $72.4 million and that number is expected to continue to climb.
The initiative to have the film accessible to all who want to see it is admirable. Just this last Saturday, Black Girls Code hosted screenings all over the country so that young women could see the story of Ms. Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who was enlisted to help calculate flight trajectories for missions like Project Mercury.
Our ATL tech divas are super excited for the @hiddenFigures screening today. Catch the live action via #BGCHiddenFigures. pic.twitter.com/mWJy1t8m5u
— BlackGirlsCODE ATL (@VolunteerBGCATL) January 14, 2017
#BlackGirlsCode is watching @HiddenFigures across 11 chapters today! Watch the action unfold today via hashtag #BGCHiddenFigures pic.twitter.com/yHjwaazDmN
— BlackGirlsCODE ATL (@VolunteerBGCATL) January 14, 2017
The film holds a special place in the heart of Atlanta residents, filming was done at both Morehouse College and the famous Lockheed Martin Aeronautics at Dobbins Air Force Base.
Whether you are able to make the screening or you see it on another day, this film will leave you feeling inspired to take on the world, no matter what.
