Candyman” director Nia DaCosta officially made records when her cinema obtained the No. 1 place at the box office, grossing the amount of $22.3 million in its initial prime and weekend.
The fright film is a notable breakthrough for the 31-year-old filmmaker and storyteller: She’s ultimately the first African American female filmmaker to accomplish this achievement.
The film entitled Candyman” is an actual sequel to the 1992 terror masterpiece of the identical title. Composed by Oscar winner Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld, the story develops actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as an illustrator who travels into the original film’s gentrified Cabrini-Green community with his lover. The slasher flick includes headliners: Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Tony Todd, and Virginia Madsen.
According to publications such as Variety, the film also struck out long-standing expectations considering it was predicted to receive $15 million in record sales.
The bash weekend for “Candyman” further indicates the second-highest US break weekend total eternally for a flick directed by a woman of color. However, Ava DuVernay continues with the prime place for her 2018’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” which earned $33 million in its break weekend. And again, It was likewise the first movie guided by a black woman to reach $100 million.
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