The historical drama, Hidden Figures, starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae beat out Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to win the week’s box office with $22.8 million to Rogue One’s $22.1 million.
The Golden Globe winning actress recently told "The Talk" that because this history had been ignored, her own dream of excelling in math and science as a child had been "stolen" from her.
Taraji P. Henson has already had a successful career - way before she became known as the Empire matriarch Cookie Lyon.