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Black Box Office: Weekend of February 21st, 2003

Compiled by Africana.com Staff

[ebog note: Why is EBOG reposting old articles?]

Crimson clad Daredevil made out like a bandit last weekend, with a $45 million gross -- almost doubling the take home of previous Presidents' Day weekend record holder John Q ($23.6 million). Lets see if audiences prove to be as blind as the films titular vigilante superhero by supporting this boring tripe in subsequent weeks. Bumped down to number two, Chicago continues to reel them in at $14.5, million while Kangaroo Jack maintains its top three spot with $5 million, in flagrant defiance of our consistent hateration.

This weekend, folks in New York and LA can look forward to Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony, an independent labor of love that follows the rise of South Africas anti-Apartheid movement through its protest songs. Also, a pair of new films parse Americas racial disharmony: Gods and Generals examines the Civil War, while Dark Blue trains a lens on crooked LA cops during the Rodney King riots of 1992.

1. Daredevil (20th Century Fox)

Black Quotient: Stars Michael Clarke Duncan
Weekend Gross: $45,033,454
Total Gross: $45,033,454
Weeks in Release: 1

2. Chicago (Miramax)

Black Quotient: Stars Taye Diggs and Queen Latifah
Weekend Gross: $14,503,231
Total Gross: $82,606,872
Weeks in Release: 8

3. Kangaroo Jack (WB)

Black Quotient: Stars Anthony Anderson
Weekend Gross: $5,035,455
Total Gross: $58,954,899
Weeks in Release: 5

4. Deliver Us From Eva (Focus Features)

Black Quotient: Written and Directed by Gary Hardwick; Stars LL Cool J, Gabrielle Union, Essence Atkins, Yuri Brown, Dartanyan Edmonds, Johnny Gill, Meagan Good, Mel Jackson, Robinne Lee, Jaszmin Lewis, Nicole Lyn, Duane Martin, Kenya Moore and Mark Swenson
Weekend Gross: $4,415,505
Total Gross: $12,281,586
Weeks in Release: 2

5. Biker Boyz (Dreamworks Pictures)

Black Quotient: Co-written and Directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood; Stars Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Tyson Beckford, Lisa Bonet, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Meagan Good, Kadeem Hardison, Djimon Hounsou, Terrence Howard, Orlando Jones, Eriq LaSalle and Larenz Tate
Weekend Gross: $2,473,937
Total Gross: $19,306,932
Weeks in Release: 3

6. National Security (Sony)

Black Quotient: Stars Martin Lawrence
Weekend Gross: $540,323
Total Gross: $35,501,244
Weeks in Release: 5

7. Rabbit-Proof Fence (Miramax)

Black Quotient: Stars Everylyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury and Ningali Lawford
Weekend Gross: $315,047
Total Gross: $4,332,013
Weeks in Release: 12

8. 25th Hour (20th Century Fox)

Black Quotient: Directed by Spike Lee; Stars Rosario Dawson
Weekend Gross: $269,143
Total Gross: $12,455,669
Weeks in Release: 9

9. Far From Heaven (Focus)

Black Quotient: Stars Dennis Haysbert
Weekend Gross: $258,434
Total Gross: $14,124,878
Weeks in Release: 15

10. Lockdown (Rainforest Films)

Black Quotient: Written by Preston A. Whitmore II; Stars Richard T. Jones, Gabriel Casseus, Deaundre Bonds, Bill Nunn, Clifton Powell, Anna Maria Horsford and Master P
Weekend Gross: $250,000
Total Gross: $250,000
Weeks in Release: 1

11. Antwone Fisher (Fox Searchlight) )

Black Quotient: Written by Antwone Fisher; Directed by Denzel Washington; Starring Denzel Washington, Derek Luke, Joy Bryant, Salli Richardson and Novella Nelson
Weekend Gross: $247,151
Total Gross: $20,178,500
Weeks in Release: 9

12. City of God (Miramax)

Black Quotient: Stars Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen, Jonathan Haagensen, Douglas Silva and Seu Jorge
Weekend Gross: $239,368
Total Gross: $1,275,136
Weeks in Release: 5

13. Maid In Manhattan (Sony)

Black Quotient: Stars Jennifer Lopez
Weekend Gross: $181,047
Total Gross: $92,828,756
Weeks in Release: 10

14. Drumline (20th Century Fox)

Black Quotient: Directed by Charles Stone III, Written by Tina Chism, Stars Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana, Orlando Jones, Earl C. Poitier, Leonard Roberts and J. Anthony Brown
Weekend Gross: $118,344
Total Gross: $55,489,662
Weeks in Release: 10

15. Star Trek: Nemesis (Paramount)

Black Quotient: Stars LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn and Whoopi Goldberg
Weekend Gross: $247,151
Total Gross: $42,976,760
Weeks in Release: 10

First published: February 20, 2003