Last month, the #GirlsTrip film featuring #JadaPinkettSmith, #TiffanyHaddish, #ReginaHall and #QueenLatifah hit theaters and has been responsible for drawing groups of women to theaters in droves!
All of the success of the movie has helped it to surpass the $100 million mark at the box office, making it the first comedy to do so this year. However in doing so, the cast of this super funny film have now made history! Not only is Girls Trip the first comedy to earn $100 million this year, but it’s the first film written, produced and directed by African Americans to do so!
In an interview with #BlackFilm.Com, #MalcomDLee speaks on what he believes attributed most to the film’s success.
“I felt women were going to own this movie and claim it as their movie. There’s a powerful box office when you talk about black women. Yes, the movie crossed over. Girl Power, and Black Girl Magic and strong black women are all part of the zeitgeist right now; and on top of that, fortunately for us there were no comedies that really broke out before Girls Trip. It was one of those movies that worked on a number of levels and was really funny and audiences and critics alike agreed. I think the fact that critics liked the movie also helped. There were a lot of factors involved that helped it get to that point.”
Congratulations, y’all!
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Source: http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2017/08/girls-trip-makes-100-million-at-box-office-biggest-comedy-of-the-year-so-far
