Say what you want, I love it when a black movie kicks up some dust at the box office!
The Best Man Holiday by Universal is doing exactly that. Over the weekend it almost doubled its production budget of USD17m by grossing USD31m, adding P&A costs total budget is USD40m, which it should surpass by mid week. I guess Director Malcolm and all the exec producers are going to have a great Christmas!
Its release comes 14 years after the original when black movies like Soul Food et al were common place. It falls just in time for the festive season and hopefully it will be as good as the first. Black American cinema is experiencing a resurgence. Personally I believe this is down to the Tyler Perry effect.
I really hope the trend continues and we also see some African cinema and African American hybrids (looking forward to Half of a Yellow Sun). Be sure to check it out once it comes to a cinema near you!
P/s Black American Cinema need to consider having a premiere a la London's Leicester Square in Lagos sometime considering the growing popularity of African American cinema here.
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