Top Ten Black Summer Movies

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  • Ice Cube Friday
  • John Boyega Attack the Block
  • Jaden Smith The Karate Kid
  • Taraji P. Henson Tyrese Baby Boy
  • Terrence Howard Hustle and Flow
  • The Inkwell Larenz Tate
  • Spike Lee Do the Right Thing
  • Will Smith Independence Day
  • Will Smith Men in Black
  • Janet Jackson Poetic Justice

Baby Boy (2001)

While John Singleton's follow-up to Poetic Justice didn't debut at number one like its predecessor; it was one of the longest-running films of the summer, sticking around in theaters from June until September. With a close to $30 million total box office take, slow and steady won the race for this one.

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