Black Nativity
| Budget: $17 million (estimated) | Financed by: Maven Pictures |
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| Domestic Gross: $7,018,189 | Domestic Distributor: Fox Searchlight |
| Overseas Gross: $435,996 | Directed by: Kasi Lemmons |
Starring: Forest Whitaker Angela Bassett | Produced by: T.D. Jakes |
Maven Pictures financed the off Broadway film adaptation of Black Nativity for reports of about $17 million. Fox Searchlight distributed in the US and opened Black Nativity over a crowded Thanksgiving frame and it came in way under expectations with a terrible $3,669,530 in 1,516 theaters — when The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen led the weekend. The pic sank a massive 72% in its second weekend to $1,026,757 and quickly closed its box office run with only $7,018,189 and Fox Searchlight would see back about $3.8 million after theaters take their percentage of the gross — leaving most of the P&A costs at a loss. Fox released Black Nativity in a few overseas territories to a mere $435,996. Only the first week of domestic home video sales have been reported at $87,439, which wouldn’t even cover the cost of manufacturing the discs, which are probably currently occupying a warehouse or landfill.