Nia DaCosta is making history once again! Following the Aug. 27 premiere of Candyman [1], the 31-year-old has become the first Black woman director to debut a movie [2] in the No. 1 weekend spot at the domestic box office, grossing $22.3 million in its opening weekend. The film is a sequel to the 1992 horror classic [3] of the same name and is written by Jordan Peele [4] and Win Rosenfeld. It follows Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as an artist named Anthony McCoy who moves in to the original movie's now-gentrified neighbourhood with his girlfriend, Brianna Cartwright, played by Teyonah Parris.

Of course, DaCosta is no stranger to breaking records, as she's also the first Black woman to direct a Marvel film [5] with the upcoming The Marvels [6]. The Captain Marvel sequel is currently in production and stars Parris, Brie Larson, and Iman Vellani. It's set to hit theatres on Nov. 11, 2022.