‘Furious 8’ Earns F. Gary Gray The Highest-Grossing Global Opening For An African-American Director

In 2015, F. Gary Gray became the highest-grossing African-American director of a single film in domestic sales when Straight Outta Compton brought in $161.2 million. While Compton has since been passed by Jordan Peele’s Get Out, Gray now has the highest-grossing international opening for an African-American director ever. READ MORE HERE