Black Hollywood

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Black Hollywood
Production Companies doing it Independent



It seems that being black in Hollywood is growing into a multibillion dollar business. Black production companies are bringing in big bucks to the box office. Actors and Actress like Queen Latifa, LL Cool J, and Ice Cube, Tyler Perry, Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson and a host of others are cashing in on Hollywood's love for Black actors and actresses. Hollywood seems to be giving black owned and operated production companies the green light. Many of today's production companies have taken the road less traveled with Hollywood due to some of Hollywood's inability to recognize the strength and buying power of the black community. For example, Tyler Perry's movie "Dairy of a Mad Black Women" and "House of Payne" was written off by critiques who stated that no one wanted to see a film or television show of this caliber. Well, we all know the end to this story Tyler Perry's "Dairy of a Mad Black Women" was number one at the box office for several weeks along with TNN picking up Tylers House of Payne for a full season.

Hollywood, has began to seek major players like Ice Cubes' Cube Vision and Will and Jada Smiths' production companies to bring in the big bucks at the box office. The movies "Are We There Yet" and "Are We Done Yet" starring Mr. Ice Cube himself along with Nia Long were a big payday for Revolution Studios and Cube Vision. Cube Vision has already grossed over five hundred millions. Ice Cube, also brought in big bucks at the box office with the sequel "Triple XXX" replacing Vin Diesel as the lead off actor. Will Smith cashed in big on the Movie "I Robot" and "The Pursuit of Happyness". While Jada made her presence felt in the "Matrix".

Many of today's actors and actress are beginning to make Hollywood come knocking at their door by writing, producing, and directing movies themselves. Do you think this could be the fall of MGM or the Warner Brother Dynasty? Director John Singleton has shown Hollywood there is some real importance in the black experience, and people will pay to see it. For example, his first movie "Boys in the Hood" gave a hard account of life in South Central Los Angles. People like Samuel L. Jackson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Will Smith, and Denzel Washington have made black actors in demand; along with their twenty million dollar asking price per movie. Denzel makes twenty million a film whether the movie goes into production or not.

Independence seems to be the way to go in Hollywood. More and more producers are creating movies every day which are opening an avenue for Hollywood to place the marketing dollars and distribution behind the project.

Black folks in movies seem to becoming a trend that is bringing in huge dollars at the box office. Just think all this moving and shaking in the movie business was lead by pioneer Spike Lee who brought you such movies as "Jungle Fever", "Do the Right Thing" and "Crooklyn" along with a host of other movies.

Black folks in movies seem to becoming a trend that is bringing in huge dollars at the box office. Just think all this moving and shaking in the movie business was lead by pioneer Spike Lee who brought you such movies as "Jungle Fever", "Do the Right Thing" and "Crooklyn" along with a host of other movies. Spike began the journey to bring black America to Hollywood and we ain't never left. So the next time you go to the movies just remember Blacks in Hollywood ain't a new thing its just we are now getting the long overdue respect that should be recognized and deserved.