The Blackening
“We can't all die first.”
Seven black friends go away for the weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. They must pit their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies against the murderer to stay alive.
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2 films
Cast
12 people
Grace Byers
Allison
Known for
The Gifted
Empire
Antoinette Robertson
Lisa
Known for
Dear White People
Hart of Dixie
Jermaine Fowler
Clifton
Known for
Sorry to Bother You
A Murder at the End of the World
Melvin Gregg
King
Known for
Nine Perfect Strangers
American Vandal
Dewayne Perkins
Dewayne
Known for
The Studio
Ironheart
X Mayo
Shanika
Known for
Wonder Man
Finding ʻOhana
Sinqua Walls
Nnamdi
Known for
Teen Wolf
Power
Jay Pharoah
Shawn
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Unsane
Yvonne Orji
Morgan
Known for
Vacation Friends
Insecure
Diedrich Bader
Officer White
Known for
Ice Age
BoJack Horseman
James Preston Rogers
Clive Connor / Camden Connor
Known for
Psycho Killer
Outlander
George Fisher
Creepy Old Guy
Known for
Universal Soldier
Surviving the Game
Tim Story Director · Tracy Oliver Writer Dewayne Perkins Writer
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $5M · United States release June 16, 2023
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$18,563,767
Gross vs. budget
3.7×
Production
MRC
Production
CatchLight Studios
Production
Artists First
Production
Tracy Yvonne Productions
Production
The Story Company
Production
Lionsgate
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 2022
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · June 16, 2023
Theatrical
United States · July 7, 2023
Digital
United States
June 13, 2023 · Premiere · Tribeca Festival
August 22, 2023 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray / DVD
October 4, 2023 · TV · Starz
April 4, 2025 · Digital · The Roku Channel
June 4, 2025 · Digital · Peacock
Australia
October 25, 2023 · Digital · Strong horror violence and coarse language
Germany
June 15, 2023 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 25, 2023 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 15, 2023 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 15, 2023 · Theatrical
Poland
June 22, 2025 · Digital · CANAL+
Puerto Rico
June 16, 2023 · Theatrical
July 7, 2023 · Digital
August 22, 2023 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray / DVD
United Kingdom
August 23, 2023 · Theatrical
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