The Color Purple
“It's about life. It's about love. It's about us.”
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
Genres
Drama, History
Studio
Amblin Entertainment
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Color Purple performed
Budget
$15.0M
Worldwide Gross
$146.3M
Gross Profit
$131.3M
Return
9.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$21M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Albert
Danny Glover
Albert
Celie
Whoopi Goldberg
Celie
Shug Avery
Margaret Avery
Shug Avery
Sofia
Oprah Winfrey
Sofia
Harpo
Willard E. Pugh
Harpo
Nettie
Akosua Busia
Nettie
Young Celie
Desreta Jackson
Young Celie
Old Mr.
Adolph Caesar
Old Mr.
Squeak
Rae Dawn Chong
Squeak
Miss Millie
Dana Ivey
Miss Millie
Pa
Leonard Jackson
Pa
Grady
Bennet Guillory
Grady
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