The Color Purple
“A bold new take on the beloved classic.”
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Color Purple performed
Budget
$90.0M
Worldwide Gross
$68.9M
Gross Profit
−$21.1M
Return
0.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$10M
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
Celie
Fantasia Barrino
Celie
Shug Avery
Taraji P. Henson
Shug Avery
Sofia
Danielle Brooks
Sofia
Mister
Colman Domingo
Mister
Harpo
Corey Hawkins
Harpo
Young Celie
Phylicia Pearl Mpasi
Young Celie
Young Nettie
Halle Bailey
Young Nettie
Nettie
Ciara
Nettie
Squeak
H.E.R.
Squeak
Reverend Avery
David Alan Grier
Reverend Avery
Alfonso
Deon Cole
Alfonso
Grady
Jon Batiste
Grady
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