The Blackening (film)

The Blackening
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTim Story
Written by
Based onThe Blackening
by 3Peat
Produced by
  • Tim Story
  • Tracy Oliver
  • E. Brian Dobbins
  • Marcei A. Brown
  • Jason Clark
  • Sharla Sumpter Bridgett
Starring
CinematographyTodd A. Dos Reis
Edited byPeter S. Elliot
Music byDexter Story
Production
companies
  • MRC
  • The Story Company
  • Tracy Yvonne Productions
  • Artists First
  • Catchlight Studios
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16) (TIFF)
  • June 16, 2023 (2023-06-16) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[2]
Box office$18.6 million[3][4]

The Blackening is a 2022 American black horror comedy slasher film directed by Tim Story and written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins, based on the 2018 short film of the same name by the comedy troupe 3Peat. It stars Dewayne Perkins, Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharoah, and Yvonne Orji. The film, set on Juneteenth, follows a group of black friends targeted by a masked killer while staying at a cabin in the woods.

The Blackening premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2022, and was theatrically released on June 16, 2023, by Lionsgate in United States and on August 23, 2023 by Universal Pictures in United Kingdom. The film grossed $18 million and received generally positive reviews, with critics noting the satire of horror film tropes and ethnic stereotypes.

  1. ^ "The Blackening". British Board of Film Classification. June 14, 2023. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
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  3. ^ "The Blackening". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Blackening". Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.