Los Angeles: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has checked off another milestone for black female directors. This week her film A Wrinkle in Time crossed the $100 million mark domestically, a first for a black woman. The film got a late-game boost playing as a double feature at drive-in theaters with the record-breaking
_Incredibles 2_ this past weekend. [caption id=“attachment_4584141” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Director Ava DuVernay appears at the premiere of A Wrinkle In Time, in London. Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP[/caption] DuVernay said on Instagram that she may be the first but will not be the last.
DuVernay was also the first black woman to get a budget of over $100 million to direct a film. A Wrinkle in Time cost around $103 million to make. The Disney film has now grossed over $132.4 million worldwide, but with marketing costs well over $100 million, A Wrinkle in Time is also still not in the black.