Top 10 Highest Grossing Black Films of 2013

10 – “Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain”“Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain” is a stand-up comedy film featuring Kevin Hart’s 2012 performance at Madison Square Garden. It was released in theaters on July 3, 2013. The film was produced by Hartbeat Productions and distributed by Summit Entertainment. The film grossed $32.2 million in theaters domestically.

12 Years Slave

9 – “12 Years a Slave”“12 Years a Slave” is a British-American epic historical drama film and an adaptation of the eponymous 1853 autobiography by Solomon Northup, a New York State-born free Negro who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841 and sold into slavery. He worked on plantations in Louisiana for 12 years before his release. The film grossed $37.8 million domestically.

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