It does make you wonder if the backlash to Green Book’s Best Picture win actually did it a favor at the box office.
It is an impressive run for a movie that only cost $23 million to make, and was dogged by controversy its entire awards season run.
Best Picture winners naturally receive a bump as audiences want to see the movie that earned the golden statue, but the backlash may have also made some others curious and feel like they had to see what all the fuss was about.