Ava DuVernay scores another milestone for black female directors
LOS ANGELES — Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has checked off another milestone for black female directors. This week her film “A Wrinkle in Time” crossed the $100 million mark domestically, a first for a black woman. The film got a late-game boost playing as a double feature at drive-in theaters with the record-breaking “Incredibles 2” this past weekend.
DuVernay said on Instagram that she may be the first but will not be the last.
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DuVernay was also the first black woman to get a budget of over $100 million to direct a film. “A Wrinkle in Time” cost around $103 million to make.
The Disney film has now grossed over $132.4 million worldwide, but with marketing costs well over $100 million, “A Wrinkle in Time” is also still not in the black. MKH
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