The 59-year-old smiled and waved on Friday at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport before opening weekend for the historical drama about a longtime butler at the White House.
The movie directed by Lee Daniels and starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker finished the weekend at the top of the box office with a $25million haul.
Top of the box office: Oprah Winfrey waved as she picked up a friend at the Santa Barbara Airport in California
She went with the natural look and let her long frizzy hair fall onto her shoulders.
The talk show queen stepped out with minimal make-up and donned a casual outfit.
Natural look: Oprah let her hair down while going to the airport
Good mood: Oprah looked relaxed going into the weekend in which her movie The Butler finished in the top spot at the box office
Oprah sported a pair of sunglasses and completed the cool ensemble with a pair of flip-flops.
The Butler spans more than 50 years of history and a series of presidents as it spotlights the US civil rights struggle through the life and career of a White House servant.
Thankful message: Oprah tweeted her gratitude to moviegoers who made The Butler number one at the box office
Allen’s persona was used to create a character called Cecil Gaines, played by Forest Whitaker.
Through Gaines, viewers are taken from cotton fields in segregationist Georgia to the election of Barack Obama as America’s first black president in 2008.
Nice bag: Oprah recently ignited a firestorm when she claimed she was a victim of racism at a Swiss boutique
Allen died in 2010 at the age of 90.
Oprah has a 23,000-square-foot mansion on 42 acres in Santa Barbara.
High profile: Oprah also held an interview on Sunday with Lindsay Lohan in her first post-rehab talk
Stepping out: Oprah has a 23,000-square-foot mansion on 42 acres in Santa Barbara
Success: Lee Daniels' The Butler made $25 million at the box office this past weekend
