List of black film box office receipts

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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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Black films
TitleStarringDirectorDomestic grossWorldwide grossBudget
(not counting advertising costs)		WriterStudioYearRef(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$100,000,000Jennifer Lee, Jeff Stockwell, Madeleine L'Engle Disney 2018 [# 2]
The 6th Man Marlon Wayans Randall Miller $14,772,788n/an/aChristopher Reed, Cynthia Carle Disney 1997 [# 3]
About Last Night Joy Bryant Steve Pink $48,637,684$49,002,684$12,500,000Leslye Headland, Tim Kazurinsky, Denise DeClue Sony/Screen Gems 2014 [# 4]
Above the Rim Duane Martin Jeff Pollack $16,192,320n/an/aJeff 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 $29,392,418n/an/a Keenen Ivory Wayans Disney 1994 [# 7]
A Rage in Harlem Forest Whitaker Bill Duke $10,438,504n/an/aChester Himes, John Toles-Bey, Bobby Crawford Disney 1991 [# 8]
Akeelah and the Bee Keke Palmer Doug Atchison $18,848,430n/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$15,000,000Ronald Long and Ice Cube New Line 2002 [# 11]
All Eyez on Me Demetrius Shipp Jr. Benny Boom $44,922,302n/a$20,000,000Jeremy 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$58,388,068n/aHank Nelken, Hank Nelken, Steven Gary Banks Sony / Revolution2007 [# 15]
Are We There Yet? Ice Cube Brian Levant $82,674,398$97,918,663$32,000,000J. David Stem and David N. Weiss Sony 2005 [# 16]
ATL T.I. Chris Robinson $21,170,563n/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$19,000,000George Gallo, Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland Sony 1995 [# 18]
Bad Boys II Will Smith & Martin Lawrence Michael Bay $138,608,444$273,339,556$130,000,000George Gallo, Marianne Wibberley, Cormac Wibberley Sony 2003 [# 19]
Bad Boys for Life Will Smith & Martin Lawrence Adil & Bilall $204,417,855$424,617,855$90,000,000Chris Bremner, Peter Craig, Joe Carnahan Sony 2020 [# 19]
Bamboozled Damon Wayans Spike Lee $2,274,979$2,463,650n/a Spike Lee New Line 2000 [# 20]
Barbershop Ice Cube Tim Story $75,782,105$77,063,924$12,000,000Mark Brown, Mark Brown, Don D. Scott MGM 2002 [# 21]
Beasts of the Southern Wild Quvenzhané Wallis Benh Zeitlin $12,795,746$21,107,746n/aLucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar Fox Searchlight 2012 [# 22]
Beloved Oprah Winfrey Jonathan Demme $22,852,487n/a$80,000,000Adam 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$30,000,000Darryl Quarles, Don Rhymer 20th Century Fox 2000 [# 25]
The Birth of a Nation Nate Parker Nate Parker $15,861,566n/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$16,000,000Adam Simon, Tim Metcalfe New Line 2001 [# 29]
Boomerang Eddie Murphy Reginald Hudlin $70,052,444$131,052,444$42,000,000Eddie Murphy, Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield Paramount 1992 [# 30]
Boyz n the Hood Cuba Gooding, Jr. & Ice Cube John Singleton $57,504,069n/a$6,500,000 John Singleton Columbia 1991 [# 31]
The Brothers Morris Chestnut Gary Hardwick$27,457,409$27,958,191$6,000,000Gary Hardwick] Sony/Screen Gems 2001 [# 32]
Brown Sugar Taye Diggs & Sanaa Lathan Rick Famuyiwa $27,363,891$28,316,451$8,000,000Michael Elliot, Michael Elliot, Rick Famuyiwa Fox Searchlight 2002 [# 33]
The Butler Forest Whitaker Lee Daniels $116,632,095$176,598,908$30,000,000Danny Strong, Wil Haygood Weinstein Company 2013 [# 34]
The Color Purple Whoopi Goldberg Steven Spielberg $98,467,863n/an/aMenno Meyjes, Alice Walker Warner Bros. 1985 [# 35]
Green Book Mahershala Ali Peter Farrelly $58,786,776$84,309,776$23,000,000Nick 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]

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    1. ↑ "Black Panther Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    2. ↑ "A Wrinkle in Time Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    3. ↑ "6th Man Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    4. ↑ "About Last Night (2014) Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    5. ↑ "Above the Rim Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    6. ↑ "Pluto Nash Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    7. ↑ "Low Down Dirty Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    8. ↑ "Rage in Harlem Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    9. ↑ "Akeelah Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    10. ↑ "Ali Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    11. ↑ "About Benjamins Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    12. ↑ "All Eyez Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    13. ↑ "American Gangster Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    14. ↑ "Antwone Fisher Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    15. ↑ "Are We Done Yet Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    16. ↑ "Are We There Yet Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    17. ↑ "ATL Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    18. ↑ "Bad Boys Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    19. 1 2 "Bad Boys II Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    20. ↑ "Bamboozled Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    21. ↑ "Barbershop Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    22. ↑ "Beasts of the Southern Wild Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    23. ↑ "Beloved Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    24. ↑ "Best Man Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    25. ↑ "Big Momma Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    26. ↑ "Birth of a Nation 2016 Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    27. ↑ "BlacKkKlansman Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    28. ↑ "Black Nativity Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    29. ↑ "Bones Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    30. ↑ "Boomerang Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    31. ↑ "Boyz n the Hood Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    32. ↑ "Brothers Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    33. ↑ "Brown Sugar Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    34. ↑ "Butler Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    35. ↑ "Color Purple Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    36. ↑ "Green Book Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    37. ↑ "Waiting to Exhale Box Office". Box Office Mojo .
    38. ↑ "What Women Want Box Office". Box Office Mojo .CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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