F. Gary Gray Is First Black Director To Have A Billion Dollar Grossing FilmPosted by Wilson Morales
April 30, 2017
According to Deadline.com, “with Saturday’s grosses factored in, Universal’s The Fate Of The Furious has crossed $1B at the worldwide box office,” making F. Gary Gray the first Black director to have a billion dollar grossing film.
With a gross of $867.6M international and $192.7M domestic, the film has taken in $1.06B through today.
The site also states that this is the 5th movie in Universal’s 105-year history to reach the $1B mark, joining Jurassic World ($1.67B), Furious 7 ($1.52B), Illumination’s Minions ($1.16B) and Jurassic Park ($1.04B).
For Gary Gray, he has already broken several records with this film. A month ago when the film opened up with $100.2M domestically, it was the highest-grossing opening for an African American director, surpassing his own record ($60M) that he set with 2015’s Straight Outta Compton. With ‘Fate’s $532M worldwide and record debut, Gray became the 1st African American director ever to have a film open No. 1 in this many countries. With that worldwide gross, it’s also highest grossing film for African American director, surpassing Tim Story’s 2005 Fantastic Four, which took in $330M worldwide.
Studio reported estimates for April 28-30:
1.) The Fate of the Furious (UNI), 4,077 theaters (-252) / $5.1M Fri. / $8.9M Sat/$5.4M Sun/3-day cume: $19.4M (-50%) / Total cume: $192.7m / Wk 3
2). How to Be a Latin Lover (PANT/LG), 1,118 theaters / $3.9M Fri. (includes $450K previews)/ $4.2M Sat/$3.9M Sun/3-day cume: $12M / Wk 1
3.) Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (GINF) 405 theaters / $4.5M Fri. (includes $2.5M previews)/$3.5M Sat/$2.1M Sun/ 3-day cume: $10.1M / Wk 1
4). The Circle (STX/EUR), 3,163 theaters / $3.2M Fri. (includes $430k previews)/$3.7M Sat/$2.4M Sun/ 3-day cume: $9.3M / Wk 1
5.) The Boss Baby (20thCentury Fox/DWA), 3,739 theaters (+42) / $2M Fri. (-38%) /$4.4M Sat/$2.6M Sun/ 3-day cume: $9M (-29%) / Total: $148.5M / Wk 5
6.) Beauty and the Beast (DIS), 3,155 theaters (-160) / $1.68M Fri. / $3.1M Sat/$1.6M Sun/3-day cume: $6.4M (-34%) / Total cume: $480M / Wk 7
7). Going in Style (WB/VR), 2,761 theaters (-277) / $950K Fri. / $1.6M Sat/$985k Sun/3-day cume: $3.58M (-27%) / Total: $37.3M / Wk 4
8.) Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony), 2,554 theaters (-183) / $654K Fri. / $1.6M Sat/$1.06M Sun/ 3-day cume: $3.315M (-32%) / Total: $37.7M / Wk 4
9.) Gifted (FSL), 2,215 theaters (+229) / $900K Fri. /$1.5M Sat/$900k Sun/ 3-day cume: $3.3M (-28%) / Total: $15.8M / Wk 4
10). Unforgettable (WB), 2,417 theaters / $705K Fri. / $1M Sat/$615K Sun/3-day cume: $2.3M (-51%)/Total:$8.88M/ Wk 2
11). Born in China (DIS), 1,508 theaters / $694K Fri. /$964K Sat/$585K Sun/ 3-day cume: $2.2M (-53%)/ Total: $8.67M/Wk 2
12.) The Lost City of Z (AMZ/BST) 866 theaters (+252)/$472K Fri/$801K Sat/$480K Sun/ 3-day: $1.7M (-17%)/Total: $4.8M/Wk 3
