Nia DaCosta makes history with 'Candyman'

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Nia DaCosta attends the 11th Annual AAFCA Awards astatine the Taglyan Complex connected Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, successful Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark Von Holden /Invision/AP)

Posted at 10:00 PM, Sep 01, 2021

and past updated 2021-09-01 23:00:29-04

Nia DaCosta became the archetypal Black pistillate manager to person a movie debut astatine No. 1 astatine the home container office, according to Deadline.

"Candyman" grossed $22.3 cardinal successful its archetypal weekend.

The movie, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, is simply a sequel to the 1992 thriller.

It's based connected an municipality fable that says a slayer volition beryllium summoned if "Candyman" is said 5 times successful beforehand of a mirror.

DaCosta is nary alien to breaking barriers. She is besides the archetypal Black pistillate to nonstop a Marvel movie. She is presently moving connected the sequel successful the Captain Marvel franchise, which is scheduled to beryllium released successful 2022.

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