The Color Purple (2023 film)

The Color Purple
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Blitz Bazawule
Screenplay by	Marcus Gardley
Based on	The Color Purple by Brenda Russell Allee Willis Stephen Bray Marsha Norman The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Produced by	Oprah Winfrey Steven Spielberg Scott Sanders Quincy Jones
Starring	Taraji P. Henson Danielle Brooks Colman Domingo Corey Hawkins H.E.R. Halle Bailey Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Phylicia Pearl Mpasi Fantasia Barrino
Cinematography	Dan Laustsen
Edited by	Jon Poll
Music by	Kris Bowers
Production companies	Amblin Entertainment OW Films SGS Pictures Quincy Jones Productions Domain Entertainment[1]
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	November 20, 2023 (2023-11-20) (London) December 25, 2023 (2023-12-25) (United States)
Running time	141 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90–100 million[3][4]
Box office	$67.5 million[5][6]

The Color Purple is a 2023 American musical period drama film directed by Blitz Bazawule. Marcus Gardley's screenplay is based on the stage musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It is the second film adaptation of the novel, following the 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Spielberg and Quincy Jones. Spielberg and Jones return as producers for the 2023 film, along with its Broadway producers Scott Sanders and Oprah Winfrey, the latter of whom also starred in the 1985 film.

The film stars Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi and Fantasia Barrino in her film debut. Brooks and Barrino reprise their roles from the productions of the stage musical. It tells the story of Celie, an African American woman dealing with the hardships of living with an abusive husband and living in the American South during the early 1900s.

The Color Purple premiered in London on November 20, 2023, and was released in the United States on December 25, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures. Although it received positive reviews from critics, the film was a box-office bomb, grossing $67 million against a production budget as high as $100 million. Danielle Brooks was lauded for her performance, receiving nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress.

The film however, did score 16 nominations at the 55th NAACP Image Awards, winning 11, including Outstanding Motion Picture, Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (Fantasia Barrino), Outstanding Supporting Actress (Taraji P. Henson) and Outstanding Supporting Actor (Colman Domingo). The film also breaks a historic new record of the overall annual awards ceremony since its inception in the 1960s as the motion picture with the most nomination and wins, surpassing Black Panther, The Best Man and Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey which all tied for ten nominations.