A satire film intended to send a provocative message about race relations bombed at the box office on its opening weekend.
A movie on race relations that pitted black people against white has bombed at the box office and been panned by critics.
The film centers around a young man who is recruited to be part of a"society" where Black people use their magical powers to make White people comfortable, so that they don't hurt Black people. In the trailer, protagonist"Aren," played by Justice Smith, learns he must put White people's needs before his own so that the secret society maintains their magical powers.
"That's why we fight White discomfort every day. Because the happier they are, the safer we are," he says in one scene that's featured in a theatrical trailer.The pic did poorly with reviewers, earning just 31% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.Focus Features'"The American Society of Magical Negroes" took the 9th spot at the box office last weekend.
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