List of black film box office receipts

List of the box office receipts of black films from the United States. Black films are defined as any motion picture starring a black lead of any nationality. This list includes only theatrically released films. It does not include television movies. Domestic grosses are receipts in the United States and Canada.

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Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 22 November 2024 in theaters around the world.

Black films
Title	Starring	Director	Domestic gross	Worldwide gross	Budget (not counting advertising costs)	Writer	Studio	Year	Ref(s)
Black Panther	Chadwick Boseman	Ryan Coogler	$700,059,566	$1,346,136,912	$210,000,000	Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole	Disney	2018	^{[# 1]}
A Wrinkle in Time	Storm Reid	Ava DuVernay	$44,494,654	$50,648,171	$100,000,000	Jennifer Lee, Jeff Stockwell, Madeleine L'Engle	Disney	2018	^{[# 2]}
The 6th Man	Marlon Wayans	Randall Miller	$14,772,788	n/a	n/a	Christopher Reed, Cynthia Carle	Disney	1997	^{[# 3]}
About Last Night	Joy Bryant	Steve Pink	$48,637,684	$49,002,684	$12,500,000	Leslye Headland, Tim Kazurinsky, Denise DeClue	Sony/Screen Gems	2014	^{[# 4]}
Above the Rim	Duane Martin	Jeff Pollack	$16,192,320	n/a	n/a	Jeff Pollack, Benny Medina, Barry Michael Cooper	New Line	1994	^{[# 5]}
Adventures of Pluto Nash	Eddie Murphy	Steve Pink	$4,420,080	$7,103,973	$100,000,000	Neil Cuthbert	Warner Bros.	2002	^{[# 6]}
A Low Down Dirty Shame	Keenen Ivory Wayans	Keenen Ivory Wayans	$29,392,418	n/a	n/a	Keenen Ivory Wayans	Disney	1994	^{[# 7]}
A Rage in Harlem	Forest Whitaker	Bill Duke	$10,438,504	n/a	n/a	Chester Himes, John Toles-Bey, Bobby Crawford	Disney	1991	^{[# 8]}
Akeelah and the Bee	Keke Palmer	Doug Atchison	$18,848,430	n/a	$8,000,000	Doug Atchison	Lionsgate	2006	^{[# 9]}
Ali	Will Smith	Michael Mann	$58,203,105	$87,713,825	$107,000,000	Michael Mann and Eric Roth	Sony/Columbia	2001	^{[# 10]}
All About the Benjamins	Ice Cube	Kevin Bray	$25,916,319	$26,306,533	$15,000,000	Ronald Long and Ice Cube	New Line	2002	^{[# 11]}
All Eyez on Me	Demetrius Shipp Jr.	Benny Boom	$44,922,302	n/a	$20,000,000	Jeremy Haft, Eddie Gonzalez, Steven Bagatourian	Lionsgate / Summit	2017	^{[# 12]}
American Gangster	Denzel Washington	Ridley Scott	$130,164,645	$266,465,037	$100,000,000	Steven Zaillian	Sony/Columbia	2007	^{[# 13]}
Antwone Fisher	Derek Luke	Denzel Washington	$21,078,145	$23,367,586	$12,500,000	Antwone Fisher	Fox Searchlight	2002	^{[# 14]}
Are We Done Yet?	Ice Cube	Steve Carr	$49,662,533	$58,388,068	n/a	Hank Nelken, Hank Nelken, Steven Gary Banks	Sony / Revolution	2007	^{[# 15]}
Are We There Yet?	Ice Cube	Brian Levant	$82,674,398	$97,918,663	$32,000,000	J. David Stem and David N. Weiss	Sony	2005	^{[# 16]}
ATL	T.I.	Chris Robinson	$21,170,563	n/a	$20,000,000	Tina Gordon Chism	Warner Bros.	2006	^{[# 17]}
Bad Boys	Will Smith & Martin Lawrence	Michael Bay	$65,807,024	$141,407,024	$19,000,000	George Gallo, Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland	Sony	1995	^{[# 18]}
Bad Boys II	Will Smith & Martin Lawrence	Michael Bay	$138,608,444	$273,339,556	$130,000,000	George Gallo, Marianne Wibberley, Cormac Wibberley	Sony	2003	^{[# 19]}
Bad Boys for Life	Will Smith & Martin Lawrence	Adil & Bilall	$204,417,855	$424,617,855	$90,000,000	Chris Bremner, Peter Craig, Joe Carnahan	Sony	2020	^{[# 19]}
Bamboozled	Damon Wayans	Spike Lee	$2,274,979	$2,463,650	n/a	Spike Lee	New Line	2000	^{[# 20]}
Barbershop	Ice Cube	Tim Story	$75,782,105	$77,063,924	$12,000,000	Mark Brown, Mark Brown, Don D. Scott	MGM	2002	^{[# 21]}
Beasts of the Southern Wild	Quvenzhané Wallis	Benh Zeitlin	$12,795,746	$21,107,746	n/a	Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar	Fox Searchlight	2012	^{[# 22]}
Beloved	Oprah Winfrey	Jonathan Demme	$22,852,487	n/a	$80,000,000	Adam Brooks, Richard LaGravenese	Disney	1998	^{[# 23]}
The Best Man	Taye Diggs	Malcolm D. Lee	$34,102,780	$34,573,780	$9,000,000	Malcolm D. Lee	Universal	1999	^{[# 24]}
Big Momma's House	Martin Lawrence	Michael Bay	$117,559,438	$173,959,438	$30,000,000	Darryl Quarles, Don Rhymer	20th Century Fox	2000	^{[# 25]}
The Birth of a Nation	Nate Parker	Nate Parker	$15,861,566	n/a	$8,500,000	Nate Parker	Fox Searchlight	2016	^{[# 26]}
BlacKkKlansman	John David Washington	Spike Lee	$48,686,605	$89,566,132	$23,000,000	Spike Lee	Focus Features	2018	^{[# 27]}
Black Nativity	Jacob Latimore	Kasi Lemmons	$7,018,189	$7,454,185	$17,500,000	Langston Hughes & Kasi Lemmons	Fox Searchlight	2013	^{[# 28]}
Bones	Snoop Dogg	Ernest R. Dickerson	$7,316,658	$8,378,853	$16,000,000	Adam Simon, Tim Metcalfe	New Line	2001	^{[# 29]}
Boomerang	Eddie Murphy	Reginald Hudlin	$70,052,444	$131,052,444	$42,000,000	Eddie Murphy, Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield	Paramount	1992	^{[# 30]}
Boyz n the Hood	Cuba Gooding, Jr. & Ice Cube	John Singleton	$57,504,069	n/a	$6,500,000	John Singleton	Columbia	1991	^{[# 31]}
The Brothers	Morris Chestnut	Gary Hardwick	$27,457,409	$27,958,191	$6,000,000	Gary Hardwick]	Sony/Screen Gems	2001	^{[# 32]}
Brown Sugar	Taye Diggs & Sanaa Lathan	Rick Famuyiwa	$27,363,891	$28,316,451	$8,000,000	Michael Elliot, Michael Elliot, Rick Famuyiwa	Fox Searchlight	2002	^{[# 33]}
The Butler	Forest Whitaker	Lee Daniels	$116,632,095	$176,598,908	$30,000,000	Danny Strong, Wil Haygood	Weinstein Company	2013	^{[# 34]}
The Color Purple	Whoopi Goldberg	Steven Spielberg	$98,467,863	n/a	n/a	Menno Meyjes, Alice Walker	Warner Bros.	1985	^{[# 35]}
Green Book	Mahershala Ali	Peter Farrelly	$58,786,776	$84,309,776	$23,000,000	Nick Vallelonga, Bryan Hayes Currie	Universal	2018	^{[# 36]}
Waiting to Exhale	Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston, Lela Rochon, Loretta Devine	Forest Whitaker	$67,052,156	$81,452,156	$16,000,000	Terry McMillan, Ronald Bass	20th Century Fox	1995	^{[# 37]}
What Men Want	Taraji P. Henson	Adam Shankman	$54,611,903	$72,216,294	$20,000,000	Tina Gordon and others	Paramount	2019	^{[# 38]}

References[edit]

Box office sources[edit]

↑ "Black Panther Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "A Wrinkle in Time Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "6th Man Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "About Last Night (2014) Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Above the Rim Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Pluto Nash Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Low Down Dirty Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Rage in Harlem Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Akeelah Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Ali Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "About Benjamins Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "All Eyez Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "American Gangster Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Antwone Fisher Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Are We Done Yet Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Are We There Yet Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "ATL Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Bad Boys Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 "Bad Boys II Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Bamboozled Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Barbershop Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Beasts of the Southern Wild Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Beloved Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Best Man Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Big Momma Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Birth of a Nation 2016 Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "BlacKkKlansman Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Black Nativity Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Bones Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Boomerang Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Boyz n the Hood Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Brothers Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Brown Sugar Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Butler Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Color Purple Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Green Book Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "Waiting to Exhale Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
↑ "What Women Want Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

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[black_panther_film-1] "Black Panther Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[a_wrinkle_in_time_film-2] "A Wrinkle in Time Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[6th_Man-3] "6th Man Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[About_Last_Night-4] "About Last Night (2014) Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Above_the_Rim-5] "Above the Rim Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Pluto_Nash-6] "Pluto Nash Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Low_Down_Dirty-7] "Low Down Dirty Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Rage_in_Harlem-8] "Rage in Harlem Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Akeelah-9] "Akeelah Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Ali-10] "Ali Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[About_Benjamins-11] "About Benjamins Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[All_Eyez-12] "All Eyez Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[American_Gangster-13] "American Gangster Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Antwone_Fisher-14] "Antwone Fisher Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[AWDY-15] "Are We Done Yet Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[AWTY-16] "Are We There Yet Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[ATL-17] "ATL Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Bad_Boys-18] "Bad Boys Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[BBII-19] 19.0 ^19.1 "Bad Boys II Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Bamboozled-20] "Bamboozled Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Barbershop-21] "Barbershop Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[BOTSW-22] "Beasts of the Southern Wild Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Beloved-23] "Beloved Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Best_Man-24] "Best Man Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[BMH-25] "Big Momma Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[BOAN-26] "Birth of a Nation 2016 Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[BlacKkKlansman-27] "BlacKkKlansman Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Black_Nativity-28] "Black Nativity Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Bones-29] "Bones Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Boomerang-30] "Boomerang Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[BNTH-31] "Boyz n the Hood Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Brothers-32] "Brothers Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Brown_Sugar-33] "Brown Sugar Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Butler-34] "Butler Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Color_Purple-35] "Color Purple Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Green_Book-36] "Green Book Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[Waiting_to_Exhale-37] "Waiting to Exhale Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

[What_Men_Want-38] "What Women Want Box Office". Box Office Mojo.

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