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[daviyoung]

Shame Metacritic doesn't have a record for A Way Of Life

 

[Tom Penny]

No Menace or Boyz in the Hood Meh..

 

[jett]

Metacritic and Rottentomatoes have undergone score inflation in recent years, so I am not sure that is the method I would have gone with to pick the top 25 films by black directors.

The no film over $35M budget by black directors in 2015 stat is pretty crazy though.

I am having a hard time thinking of big budget films by black directors ever now. Fuqua had King Arthur in 2004 ($120M) and a bunch of mid-budget stuff. Singleton's biggest was Four Brothers (~100M). I don't think Spike Lee has ever worked with a major budget. Ditto for Tyler Perry.

Unless I am missing something major, Black Panther might be the most expensive project to be handled by a black director.

EDIT: We were having a conversation last week about how Latinos and Asians have even poorer representation in Hollywood as actors in major movie roles, but at least they are able to direct films with a budget beyond what Hollywood deems fitting for an "urban" film.

EDIT 2: Actually, thinking about Justin Lin and James Wan made me remember that F. Gary Gray is directing Fast 8 now. That will beat Black Panther to release, and will probably have a budget over $150M.

You forgot about Tim Story and his Fantastic Four movies!

I think most people have forgotten about that shit though.

 

[Robot Pants]

Needs more 25th Hour

 

[petran79]

The animated TV series Black Panther was also directed by a black director.
One of the best animated super hero adaptations

 

[kswiston]

You forgot about Tim Story and his Fantastic Four movies!

I think most people have forgotten about that shit though.

You're right. Silver Surfer was slightly more than King Arthur, so maybe that's the most expensive film by a black director to date.

Fast 8 will be huge though.

 

[Walpurgis]

I just watched 12 Years a Slave. Fuck this earth.