Brown Sugar

Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory.

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Title Summary

Grosses

Domestic (96.6%)
$27,363,891

International (3.4%)
$952,560

Worldwide
$28,316,451

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Summary Details

DistributorFox Searchlight

Opening$10,738,882
1,372 theaters

Budget$8,000,000

Release DateOct 11, 2002 - Jan 30, 2003

MPAAPG-13

Running Time1 hr 49 min

GenresComedy Drama Music Romance

In Release447 days/63 weeks

Widest Release1,378 theaters

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Date	DOW	Rank	Daily	%± YD	%± LW	Theaters	Avg	To Date	Day	Estimated
Oct 11	Friday	3	$3,546,176	-	-	1,372	$2,584	$3,546,176	1	false
Oct 12	Saturday	3	$4,485,837	+26.5%	-	1,372	$3,269	$8,032,013	2	false
Oct 13	Sunday	3	$2,706,869	-39.7%	-	1,372	$1,972	$10,738,882	3	false
Oct 14 Indig. Peoples' Day	Monday	4	$1,100,303	-59.4%	-	1,372	$801	$11,839,185	4	false
Oct 15	Tuesday	5	$523,596	-52.4%	-	1,372	$381	$12,362,781	5	false
Oct 16	Wednesday	6	$440,899	-15.8%	-	1,372	$321	$12,803,680	6	false
Oct 17	Thursday	5	$483,589	+9.7%	-	1,372	$352	$13,287,269	7	false
Oct 18	Friday	7	$1,535,874	+217.6%	-56.7%	1,378	$1,114	$14,823,143	8	false
Oct 19	Saturday	5	$2,532,899	+64.9%	-43.5%	1,378	$1,838	$17,356,042	9	false
Oct 20	Sunday	7	$1,146,318	-54.7%	-57.7%	1,378	$831	$18,502,360	10	false
Oct 21	Monday	6	$306,059	-73.3%	-72.2%	1,378	$222	$18,808,419	11	false
Oct 22	Tuesday	7	$267,525	-12.6%	-48.9%	1,378	$194	$19,075,944	12	false
Oct 23	Wednesday	7	$240,398	-10.1%	-45.5%	1,378	$174	$19,316,342	13	false
Oct 24	Thursday	7	$248,594	+3.4%	-48.6%	1,378	$180	$19,564,936	14	false
Oct 25	Friday	11	$809,403	+225.6%	-47.3%	1,146	$706	$20,374,339	15	false
Oct 26	Saturday	8	$1,338,646	+65.4%	-47.1%	1,146	$1,168	$21,712,985	16	false
Oct 27	Sunday	12	$635,980	-52.5%	-44.5%	1,146	$554	$22,348,965	17	false
Oct 28	Monday	10	$161,392	-74.6%	-47.3%	1,146	$140	$22,510,357	18	false
Oct 29	Tuesday	13	$146,389	-9.3%	-45.3%	1,146	$127	$22,656,746	19	false
Oct 30	Wednesday	12	$129,135	-11.8%	-46.3%	1,142	$113	$22,785,881	20	false
Oct 31 Halloween	Thursday	14	$133,656	+3.5%	-46.2%	1,142	$117	$22,919,537	21	false
Nov 1	Friday	10	$457,190	+242.1%	-43.5%	854	$535	$23,376,727	22	false
Nov 2	Saturday	10	$833,569	+82.3%	-37.7%	854	$976	$24,210,296	23	false
Nov 3	Sunday	13	$381,678	-54.2%	-40%	854	$446	$24,591,974	24	false
Nov 4	Monday	14	$103,426	-72.9%	-35.9%	854	$121	$24,695,400	25	false
Nov 5	Tuesday	15	$106,697	+3.2%	-27.1%	854	$124	$24,802,097	26	false
Nov 6	Wednesday	15	$77,969	-26.9%	-39.6%	805	$96	$24,880,066	27	false
Nov 7	Thursday	14	$85,291	+9.4%	-36.2%	805	$105	$24,965,357	28	false
Nov 8	Friday	15	$281,856	+230.5%	-38.4%	649	$434	$25,247,213	29	false
Nov 9	Saturday	14	$496,247	+76.1%	-40.5%	649	$764	$25,743,460	30	false
Nov 10	Sunday	15	$259,524	-47.7%	-32%	649	$399	$26,002,984	31	false
Nov 11	Monday	16	$128,886	-50.3%	+24.6%	649	$198	$26,131,870	32	false
Nov 12	Tuesday	15	$49,103	-61.9%	-54%	649	$75	$26,180,973	33	false
Nov 13	Wednesday	15	$46,901	-4.5%	-39.8%	641	$73	$26,227,874	34	false
Nov 14	Thursday	15	$48,631	+3.7%	-43%	641	$75	$26,276,505	35	false
Nov 15	Friday	18	$132,728	+172.9%	-52.9%	398	$333	$26,409,233	36	false
Nov 16	Saturday	18	$232,777	+75.4%	-53.1%	398	$584	$26,642,010	37	false
Nov 17	Sunday	18	$99,121	-57.4%	-61.8%	398	$249	$26,741,131	38	false
Nov 18	Monday	18	$27,419	-72.3%	-78.7%	398	$68	$26,768,550	39	false
Nov 19	Tuesday	18	$26,861	-2%	-45.3%	398	$67	$26,795,411	40	false
Nov 20	Wednesday	18	$26,281	-2.2%	-44%	398	$66	$26,821,692	41	false
Nov 21	Thursday	18	$28,297	+7.7%	-41.8%	398	$71	$26,849,989	42	false
Nov 22	Friday	20	$42,522	+50.3%	-68%	191	$222	$26,892,511	43	false
Nov 23	Saturday	19	$80,944	+90.4%	-65.2%	191	$423	$26,973,455	44	false
Nov 24	Sunday	21	$34,225	-57.7%	-65.5%	191	$179	$27,007,680	45	false
Nov 25	Monday	20	$12,643	-63.1%	-53.9%	191	$66	$27,020,323	46	false
Nov 26	Tuesday	20	$13,063	+3.3%	-51.4%	191	$68	$27,033,386	47	false
Nov 27	Wednesday	25	$6,598	-49.5%	-74.9%	66	$99	$27,039,984	48	false
Nov 28 Thanksgiving	Thursday	23	$11,332	+71.7%	-60%	66	$171	$27,051,316	49	false
Nov 29	Friday	24	$23,107	+103.9%	-45.7%	67	$344	$27,074,423	50	false
Nov 30	Saturday	24	$25,173	+8.9%	-68.9%	67	$375	$27,099,596	51	false
Dec 1	Sunday	26	$10,124	-59.8%	-70.4%	67	$151	$27,109,720	52	false
Dec 2	Monday	27	$2,469	-75.6%	-80.5%	67	$36	$27,112,189	53	false
Dec 3	Tuesday	28	$2,620	+6.1%	-79.9%	67	$39	$27,114,809	54	false
Dec 4	Wednesday	29	$1,834	-30%	-72.2%	61	$30	$27,116,643	55	false
Dec 5	Thursday	29	$2,025	+10.4%	-82.1%	61	$33	$27,118,668	56	false
Dec 6	Friday	32	$7,102	+250.7%	-69.3%	65	$109	$27,125,770	57	false
Dec 7	Saturday	30	$13,639	+92%	-45.8%	65	$209	$27,139,409	58	false
Dec 8	Sunday	31	$7,134	-47.7%	-29.5%	65	$109	$27,146,543	59	false
Dec 9	Monday	27	$1,860	-73.9%	-24.7%	65	$28	$27,148,403	60	false
Dec 10	Tuesday	27	$2,039	+9.6%	-22.2%	65	$31	$27,150,442	61	false
Dec 11	Wednesday	28	$1,754	-14%	-4.4%	64	$27	$27,152,196	62	false
Dec 12	Thursday	29	$1,429	-18.5%	-29.4%	64	$22	$27,153,625	63	false
Dec 13	Friday	28	$8,237	+476.4%	+16%	89	$92	$27,161,862	64	false
Dec 14	Saturday	27	$15,020	+82.3%	+10.1%	89	$168	$27,176,882	65	false
Dec 15	Sunday	28	$9,914	-34%	+39%	89	$111	$27,186,796	66	false
Dec 16	Monday	25	$3,773	-61.9%	+102.8%	89	$42	$27,190,569	67	false
Dec 17	Tuesday	26	$4,096	+8.6%	+100.9%	89	$46	$27,194,665	68	false
Dec 18	Wednesday	25	$3,679	-10.2%	+109.7%	85	$43	$27,198,344	69	false
Dec 19	Thursday	26	$3,677	<0.1%	+157.3%	85	$43	$27,202,021	70	false
Dec 20	Friday	30	$4,849	+31.9%	-41.1%	53	$91	$27,206,870	71	false
Dec 21	Saturday	30	$8,835	+82.2%	-41.2%	53	$166	$27,215,705	72	false
Dec 22	Sunday	30	$7,409	-16.1%	-25.3%	53	$139	$27,223,114	73	false
Dec 23	Monday	30	$2,965	-60%	-21.4%	53	$55	$27,226,079	74	false
Dec 24	Tuesday	30	$2,206	-25.6%	-46.1%	53	$41	$27,228,285	75	false
Dec 25 Christmas Day	Wednesday	32	$4,048	+83.5%	+10%	44	$92	$27,232,333	76	false
Dec 26	Thursday	31	$5,862	+44.8%	+59.4%	44	$133	$27,238,195	77	false
Dec 27	Friday	34	$8,317	+41.9%	+71.5%	36	$231	$27,246,512	78	false
Dec 28	Saturday	34	$11,659	+40.2%	+32%	36	$323	$27,258,171	79	false
Dec 29	Sunday	34	$8,033	-31.1%	+8.4%	36	$223	$27,266,204	80	false
Dec 30	Monday	36	$4,622	-42.5%	+55.9%	36	$128	$27,270,826	81	false
Dec 31 New Year's Eve	Tuesday	38	$2,457	-46.8%	+11.4%	36	$68	$27,273,283	82	false
Jan 1 New Year's Day	Wednesday	40	$7,062	+187.4%	+74.5%	35	$201	$27,280,345	83	false
Jan 2	Thursday	40	$3,828	-45.8%	-34.7%	35	$109	$27,284,173	84	false
Jan 3	Friday	34	$7,214	+88.5%	-13.3%	34	$212	$27,291,387	85	false
Jan 4	Saturday	35	$10,775	+49.4%	-7.6%	34	$316	$27,302,162	86	false
Jan 5	Sunday	35	$5,597	-48.1%	-30.3%	34	$164	$27,307,759	87	false
Jan 6	Monday	36	$2,005	-64.2%	-56.6%	34	$58	$27,309,764	88	false
Jan 7	Tuesday	37	$1,808	-9.8%	-26.4%	34	$53	$27,311,572	89	false
Jan 8	Wednesday	37	$1,700	-6%	-75.9%	34	$50	$27,313,272	90	false
Jan 9	Thursday	38	$1,601	-5.8%	-58.2%	34	$47	$27,314,873	91	false
Jan 10	Friday	33	$6,545	+308.8%	-9.3%	42	$155	$27,321,418	92	false
Jan 11	Saturday	33	$11,076	+69.2%	+2.8%	42	$263	$27,332,494	93	false
Jan 12	Sunday	33	$6,382	-42.4%	+14%	42	$151	$27,338,876	94	false
Jan 13	Monday	32	$1,263	-80.2%	-37%	42	$30	$27,340,139	95	false
Jan 14	Tuesday	35	$1,181	-6.5%	-34.7%	42	$28	$27,341,320	96	false
Jan 15	Wednesday	35	$1,066	-9.7%	-37.3%	42	$25	$27,342,386	97	false
Jan 16	Thursday	35	$919	-13.8%	-42.6%	42	$21	$27,343,305	98	false