The Book of Negroes (2015)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office n/a
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $437,090 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $437,090
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Movie Details

Video Release: April 7th, 2015 by Entertainment One
Running Time: 265 minutes
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Keywords: TV Mini-Series, Slavery, Kidnap, Intertitle, 1800s, Prologue, 1700s, Voiceover/Narration, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Orphan, Romance, Doomed Romance, Civil War
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Canada
Languages: English

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Leading Cast

Aunjanue Ellis    Aminata Diallo

Supporting Cast

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon    Young Aminata Diallo
Siya Xaba    Young Chekura Tiano
Greg Bryk    Robertson Appleby
Sandra Caldwell    Georgia
Lyriq Bent    Chekura Tiano
Allan Hawco    Solomon Lindo
Louis Gossett Jr.    Daddy Moses
Cuba Gooding, Jr.    Sam Fraunces

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Clement Virgo    Director
Lawrence Hill    Story Creator

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Selma

May 4th, 2015

Selma Selma is the latest film about African-American history that I've reviewed in the past few years. Twelve Years a Slave and The Book of Negroes where both about slavery, while Selma is about the civil rights movement. The change of setting will be nice and I'm hoping the film will be just as good without being as difficult to watch. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 28th, 2015

April 28th, 2015

This is usually a terrible time of year on the home market with the dredges of January and February coming out and precious little else. However, this week is actually really strong with not only one of the best films of the year, Paddington, as well as a number of summer shows coming out on TV on DVD. Unfortunately, it is also a really shallow week and with the May monthly preview due on Friday, I'm not even going to pretend it's a deep week and I'm ignoring anything below second-tier releases. As far as Pick of the Week is concerned, there are really only two contenders. The first is the aforementioned Paddington DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. The second is Mommy a Canadian movie coming out on DVD this week. Paddington is the Pick of the Week, but Mommy earns the rarely awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: The Book of Negroes

April 25th, 2015

The Book of Negroes is an award-winning Canadian novel by Lawrence Hill that came out in 2007. It was turned into a six-part TV mini-series, also called The Book of Negroes that aired in its native Canada early this year. The mini-series earned the best ratings for an original program in 25 years. So it was a popular mini-series, but is it also award-worthy like the book was? Are there enough extras on the three-disc DVD to be worth picking up? More...


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Movie Details

Video Release: April 7th, 2015 by Entertainment One
Running Time: 265 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: TV Mini-Series, Slavery, Kidnap, Intertitle, 1800s, Prologue, 1700s, Voiceover/Narration, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Orphan, Romance, Doomed Romance, Civil War
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Canada
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Aunjanue Ellis    Aminata Diallo

Supporting Cast

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon    Young Aminata Diallo
Siya Xaba    Young Chekura Tiano
Greg Bryk    Robertson Appleby
Sandra Caldwell    Georgia
Lyriq Bent    Chekura Tiano
Allan Hawco    Solomon Lindo
Louis Gossett Jr.    Daddy Moses
Cuba Gooding, Jr.    Sam Fraunces

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Clement Virgo    Director
Lawrence Hill    Story Creator

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Selma

May 4th, 2015

Selma Selma is the latest film about African-American history that I've reviewed in the past few years. Twelve Years a Slave and The Book of Negroes where both about slavery, while Selma is about the civil rights movement. The change of setting will be nice and I'm hoping the film will be just as good without being as difficult to watch. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 28th, 2015

April 28th, 2015

This is usually a terrible time of year on the home market with the dredges of January and February coming out and precious little else. However, this week is actually really strong with not only one of the best films of the year, Paddington, as well as a number of summer shows coming out on TV on DVD. Unfortunately, it is also a really shallow week and with the May monthly preview due on Friday, I'm not even going to pretend it's a deep week and I'm ignoring anything below second-tier releases. As far as Pick of the Week is concerned, there are really only two contenders. The first is the aforementioned Paddington DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. The second is Mommy a Canadian movie coming out on DVD this week. Paddington is the Pick of the Week, but Mommy earns the rarely awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: The Book of Negroes

April 25th, 2015

The Book of Negroes is an award-winning Canadian novel by Lawrence Hill that came out in 2007. It was turned into a six-part TV mini-series, also called The Book of Negroes that aired in its native Canada early this year. The mini-series earned the best ratings for an original program in 25 years. So it was a popular mini-series, but is it also award-worthy like the book was? Are there enough extras on the three-disc DVD to be worth picking up? More...

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Weekly Box Office Performance

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.