The 2017 summer comedy ‘Girls Trip’ proves how diverse casts continue to break barriers and create history in the box office:
“It’s official, Girls Trip is the first live-action comedy of 2017 to reach the $100 million+ mark. Starring Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Regina Hall, the film crossed the $100 million mark at the domestic box office only after four weeks, and became Universal Pictures’ sixth film to reach that milestone this year, the first film produced, written and starring African-Americans to reach this milestone, and the first African-American female screenwriter (Tracy Oliver) to reach this box office milestone.”
(Source: Hollywoodsblackrenaissance.com)
Originally published: 8/18/17
