The Keke Palmer buddy comedy “One of Them Days” has opened in first place on the North American box office charts on a particularly slow Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

For a day with a hard and stressful deadline, Tristar’s One of Them Days starring music artist SZA and Keke Palmer has a soundtrack that reduces stress and emphasizes the comedy of the film. The premise hinges on Palmer’s Dreux and SZA’s Alyssa,

One of Them Days also serves as a love letter to Los Angeles — hitting even more powerfully given the recent wildfires — highlighting the neighborhoods where residents continue to dream big and work hard,

This is the story of director Lawrence Lamont’s One Of Them Days: When the first of the month comes along and two longtime friends living in south Los Angeles as roommates realize their hard-earned cash has been stolen,

Lawrence Lamont got his start in music videos and is now making his feature film directing debut with a big comedy that also features Katt Williams.

Horror, not comedy, has been the go-to movie genre in recent years, but a movie like “One of Them Days,” starring Keke Palmer and, in her big-screen debut, SZA, is a good reminder of what we’ve been missing.

SZA and Keke Palmer dazzle in One of Them Days, a comedy filled with laughs, action, and heartfelt friendship.

The hilarious trio sat down with The Root to discuss their new buddy comedy, out in theaters now!