made history this weekend when her film took the No. 1 spot at the box office, grossing $22.3 million in its opening weekend.The horror flick is a big milestone for the 31-year-old filmmaker: She’s the first black female filmmaker to achieve this feat.“Candyman” is a sequel to the 1992 horror classic of the same name.
Written by Oscar winner Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld, the plot follows Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as an artist who moves into the first film’s gentrified Cabrini-Green neighborhood with his girlfriend.
The slasher movie also stars Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Tony Todd and Virginia Madsen.The movie also beat out expectations, according to Variety, since it was projected to earn $15 million in ticket sales.The.
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