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ESSENCE Poll: What Did You Love Most About 'The Butler'?

The Butler cleaned up the box office this weekend.
'The Butler' Reaches $100 Million at the Box Office
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By Yolanda Sangweni · Updated October 27, 2020
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The Butler cleaned up the box office this weekend.

The Lee Daniels’ film starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey took the top spot, earning an estimated $25 million at the box office.

Moviegoers turned out to watch the biopic about longtime White House butler Eugene Allen, who served eight presidents between 1952 and 1986.

Did you go and support The Butler? if so, let us know what you loved about it. Sound off in the comments below.

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