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Born | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. | November 8, 1989
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Years active | 2009–present |
Nia DaCosta (born November 8, 1989) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. She made her feature film debut as a writer and director for her crime thriller film Little Woods (2018). DaCosta garnered wide acclaim for winning the Nora Ephron Prize for Female Filmmakers at the Tribeca Film Festival.[1] DaCosta became the first black female director to debut at No. 1 at the U.S. box office, for the weekend opening of her horror mystery film Candyman (2021).[2] She was the first black woman to direct a Marvel Comics film, The Marvels (2023),[3] which became the highest-grossing film directed by a black woman but also a box-office bomb.[4][5] She is currently in production on an adaptation of Hedda Gabler.[6]
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Marvel Studios is not reacting well, at all, to having its first real box office bomb in 15 years. [...] One bomb in 30 or so is, obviously, pretty damned incredible, but you wouldn't know it from how Marvel and Disney are handling it.* Jones, Tamera (November 14, 2023). "What Made 'The Marvels' the MCU's First Box Office Bomb?". Collider. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
Capping off its opening weekend at $47 million domestically and $110.3 million total, The Marvels becomes the MCU's lowest-earning superhero feature and Marvel's first box office bomb