Straight Outta Compton is now the highest-grossing film by a Black director in cinematic history, according to Complex.

Director F. Gary Gray is set to direct Furious 8, the next installment of the Fast & The Furious franchise.

(The original thread in this story ran September 21, 2015. It is as follows.)

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With the success of Straight Outta Compton, F. Gary Gray is now the highest-grossing Black director for a single film in domestic sales.

VIBE reports that with the N.W.A film now bringing in $157.5 million in the United States and Canada, Gray has surpassed Keenen Ivory Wayans, who directed Scary Movie in 2000,and Tim Story, the director of 2005’s Fantastic Four.

Scary Movie earned $157 million its first year and Fantastic Four made $154.6 million.

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Fantastic Four holds the title internationally, with $175.8 million dollars in revenue. Scary Movie follows with $121 million worldwide. Straight Outta Compton has brought in $24.9 million overseas.

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