"African Americans, Based on Real Life Events (Source)" Movies
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Date | Title | Production
Budget | Opening
Weekend | Domestic
Box Office | Worldwide
Box Office |
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| Mar 15, 2024 | Shirley |
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| Oct 13, 2023 | Silver Dollar Road |
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| Jul 14, 2023 | The League |
| $45,568 | $70,038 | $70,038 |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Black Ice |
| $28,251 | $47,362 | $47,362 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Sweetwater |
| $351,010 | $541,633 | $541,633 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Da… |
| $4,700,450 | $23,708,080 | $59,385,184 |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Loudmouth |
| $30,254 | $42,000 | $42,000 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Lowndes County and the Road… |
| $3,847 | $6,603 | $6,603 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Paul’s Promise |
| $140,372 | $258,545 | $258,545 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Sidney |
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| Jul 1, 2022 | Accepted |
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| Nov 19, 2021 | King Richard |
$50,000,000 | $5,406,033 | $15,138,334 | $37,994,866 |
| Nov 19, 2021 | The Youngest Evangelist And… |
| $27,300 | $35,750 | $35,750 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Ailey |
| $15,091 | $204,512 | $214,325 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Sisters on Track |
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| Feb 26, 2021 | The United States vs. Billi… |
| | | $2,104,733 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | Stop |
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| Feb 7, 2020 | Black Wall Street Burning |
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| Aug 9, 2019 | Brian Banks |
$10,000,000 | $2,156,272 | $4,376,820 | $4,376,820 |
| Jun 7, 2019 | This One’s For The Ladies |
| $13,688 | $13,688 | $13,688 |
| Jun 7, 2019 | The Last Black Man in San F… |
$3,000,000 | $235,272 | $4,515,719 | $4,637,842 |
| May 3, 2019 | Bolden |
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| Nov 16, 2018 | Green Book |
$23,000,000 | $320,429 | $85,080,171 | $319,995,019 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Charm City |
| $10,511 | $29,335 | $29,335 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Jane and Emma |
| $84,512 | $380,017 | $380,017 |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Minding the Gap |
| $6,812 | $11,998 | $90,388 |
| May 25, 2018 | The Gospel According to Andre |
| $47,802 | $400,713 | $455,122 |
| May 1, 2018 | Jewel’s Catch One |
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| Apr 27, 2018 | The Rachel Divide |
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| Apr 13, 2018 | Grace Jones: Bloodlight and… |
| $56,171 | $375,208 | $738,637 |
| Mar 30, 2018 | King in the Wilderness |
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| Mar 23, 2018 | Triumph: The Untold Story o… |
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| Jan 19, 2018 | The Final Year |
| $67,971 | $191,900 | $265,072 |
| Dec 8, 2017 | The Rape of Recy Taylor |
| | | $7,729 |
| Dec 1, 2017 | Quest |
| $6,591 | $47,807 | $50,018 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Marshall |
$12,000,000 | $3,000,805 | $10,051,659 | $10,116,816 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | For Ahkeem |
| | $23,136 | $23,136 |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Free in Deed |
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| Aug 4, 2017 | Step |
| $146,488 | $1,146,292 | $1,176,294 |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Detroit |
$40,000,000 | $350,190 | $16,790,139 | $26,033,563 |
| Jul 12, 2017 | Bronx Gothic |
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| Jul 12, 2017 | I am the Blues |
| $5,105 | $37,849 | $37,849 |
| Jun 16, 2017 | All Eyez on Me |
$45,000,000 | $26,435,354 | $44,922,302 | $57,697,426 |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Raising Bertie |
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| Apr 14, 2017 | Chasing Trane: The John Col… |
| $16,626 | $406,284 | $406,284 |
| Jan 6, 2017 | Accidental Courtesy: Daryl … |
| $1,452 | $1,940 | $1,940 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Kevin Hart: What Now? |
$10,000,000 | $11,767,210 | $23,591,043 | $23,591,043 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise |
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| Oct 7, 2016 | The Birth of a Nation |
$10,000,000 | $7,004,254 | $15,861,566 | $16,891,011 |
| Feb 19, 2016 | Race |
$5,000,000 | $7,353,922 | $19,115,191 | $23,745,772 |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Woodlawn |
$13,000,000 | $4,002,226 | $14,394,097 | $14,403,891 |
| Sep 2, 2015 | The Black Panthers: Vanguar… |
| $20,215 | $516,893 | $545,450 |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Straight Outta Compton |
$28,000,000 | $60,200,180 | $161,197,785 | $202,182,981 |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Rosenwald |
| $6,000 | $433,924 | $433,924 |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Tap World |
| $8,715 | $26,747 | $26,747 |
| Jun 26, 2015 | What Happened, Miss Simone |
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| Jun 19, 2015 | 3 and 1/2 Minutes |
| $2,238 | $29,725 | $38,581 |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Champs |
| | | $2,455 |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Black or White |
$9,000,000 | $6,213,362 | $21,571,189 | $21,971,021 |
| Jan 9, 2015 | Selma |
$20,000,000 | $571,450 | $52,076,908 | $66,670,998 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Keep On Keepin’ On |
| $12,930 | $162,530 | $162,530 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Take Me to the River |
| $25,588 | $68,598 | $68,598 |
| Aug 27, 2014 | Through a Lens Darkly |
| $11,764 | $65,169 | $65,169 |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Get on Up |
$30,000,000 | $13,585,915 | $30,569,935 | $33,339,868 |
| May 28, 2014 | The Life and Crimes of Dori… |
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| Mar 21, 2014 | Anita: Speaking Truth to Power |
| $44,114 | $172,634 | $172,634 |
| Mar 21, 2014 | American Revolutionary: The… |
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| Feb 12, 2014 | The New Black |
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| Jan 17, 2014 | Life of a King |
| $4,304 | $4,304 | $52,666 |
| Oct 18, 2013 | American Promise |
| $18,250 | $146,702 | $146,702 |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler |
$30,000,000 | $24,637,312 | $116,632,095 | $177,025,498 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Fruitvale Station |
$900,000 | $377,285 | $16,098,998 | $17,549,645 |
| May 10, 2013 | Venus and Serena |
| $10,981 | $51,271 | $51,271 |
| Apr 12, 2013 | 42 |
$31,000,000 | $27,487,144 | $95,020,213 | $97,470,701 |
| Mar 7, 2013 | Girl Rising |
| $81,640 | $849,484 | $849,484 |
| Feb 1, 2013 | Mumia: Long Distance Revolu… |
| $9,283 | $37,731 | $37,731 |
| Nov 23, 2012 | The Central Park Five |
| $30,570 | $325,653 | $325,653 |
| Oct 19, 2012 | Brooklyn Castle |
| $18,761 | $219,407 | $219,407 |
| Oct 12, 2012 | The Iran Job |
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| Sep 7, 2012 | Detropia |
| $17,414 | $390,024 | $390,170 |
| Apr 25, 2012 | Booker's Place: A Mississip… |
| | $5,549 | $5,549 |
| Apr 6, 2012 | Player Hating: A Love Story |
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| Jan 20, 2012 | Red Tails |
$58,000,000 | $18,782,154 | $49,876,377 | $50,365,498 |
| Jan 20, 2012 | The Pruitt-Igoe Myth |
| $4,721 | $44,883 | $44,883 |
| Jan 17, 2012 | Thurgood |
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| Oct 7, 2011 | Everyday Sunshine: The Stor… |
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| Sep 9, 2011 | The Black Power Mixtape: 19… |
| $17,316 | $273,749 | $273,749 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | The Interrupters |
| | $236,957 | $236,957 |
| Oct 9, 2009 | Good Hair |
| $1,039,220 | $4,157,223 | $4,222,942 |
| Dec 25, 2007 | The Great Debaters |
$15,000,000 | $6,005,180 | $30,226,144 | $30,261,293 |
| Jul 13, 2007 | Talk to Me |
| $402,000 | $4,526,759 | $4,755,905 |
| Feb 6, 2007 | Eddie Murphy Delirious |
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| Oct 29, 2004 | Ray |
$40,000,000 | $20,039,730 | $75,305,995 | $124,823,094 |
| Dec 19, 2002 | Antwone Fisher |
$12,500,000 | $210,013 | $21,078,145 | $23,367,586 |
| Dec 25, 2001 | Ali |
$109,000,000 | $14,710,892 | $58,183,966 | $87,683,966 |
| Aug 18, 2000 | The Original Kings of Comedy |
$3,000,000 | $11,053,832 | $38,168,022 | $38,236,338 |
| Aug 28, 1998 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love? |
| $3,946,382 | $12,506,676 | $12,506,676 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | Rosewood |
| $3,154,075 | $13,104,494 | $13,104,494 |
| Oct 16, 1996 | Get on the Bus |
$2,400,000 | $2,156,409 | $5,691,854 | $5,691,854 |
| Aug 25, 1995 | The Show |
| $1,482,892 | $2,702,000 | $2,702,000 |
| Oct 14, 1994 | Hoop Dreams |
$700,000 | | $7,768,371 | $11,768,371 |
| Mar 3, 1989 | Lean on Me |
| $5,032,605 | $29,823,140 | $29,823,140 |
| Oct, 1979 | No Maps on my Taps |
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1960s9 -
1970s3 -
Addiction6 -
Bigotry28 -
Biographical Drama22 -
Biography43 -
Black Urban6 -
Coming of Age7 -
Directing Yourself2 -
Dysfunctional Family5 -
Ensemble2 -
Gangs4 -
Hood Film5 -
Infidelity3 -
LGBTQ+3 -
Music Industry5 -
Musicians13 -
Narcotics6 -
Political19 -
Relationships Gone Wrong3 -
Religious4 -
Romance2 -
Set in New York City2 -
Sex Crimes5 -
Voiceover/Narration5
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Action1 -
Adventure1 -
Comedy1 -
Concert/Performance3 -
Documentary63 -
Drama37
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Contemporary Fiction3 -
Dramatization35 -
Factual66 -
Historical Fiction2
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Based on Factual Book/Article8 -
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story39 -
Based on Movie1 -
Based on Musical or Opera3 -
Based on Play19 -
Based on Religious Text1 -
Based on Short Film1 -
Based on TV2 -
Compilation1 -
Original Screenplay222 -
Remake6 -
Spin-Off1
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Live Action106
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