American Fiction

A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.

Grosses

Domestic (93.8%)
$21,098,470
Summary Details
DistributorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Opening$224,469
7 theaters
Release Date (Wide)Dec 15, 2023 (Dec 22, 2023)
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 57 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release300 days/42 weeks
Widest Release1,902 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Dec 15Friday17$121,245--7$17,320$121,2451
Dec 16Saturday21$58,819-51.5%-7$8,402$180,0642
Dec 17Sunday22$44,405-24.5%-7$6,343$224,4693
Dec 18Monday21$26,435-40.5%-7$3,776$250,9044
Dec 19Tuesday22$25,588-3.2%-7$3,655$276,4925
Dec 20Wednesday23$26,335+2.9%-7$3,762$302,8276
Dec 21Thursday24$18,812-28.6%-7$2,687$321,6397
Dec 22Friday16$212,027+1,027.1%+74.9%40$5,300$533,6668
Dec 23Saturday16$124,985-41.1%+112.5%40$3,124$658,6519
Dec 24Sunday16$92,170-26.3%+107.6%40$2,304$750,82110
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Monday18$162,950+76.8%+516.4%40$4,073$913,77111
Dec 26Tuesday19$103,050-36.8%+302.7%40$2,576$1,016,82112
Dec 27Wednesday19$109,949+6.7%+317.5%40$2,748$1,126,77013
Dec 28Thursday19$118,096+7.4%+527.8%40$2,952$1,244,86614
Dec 29Friday19$138,240+17.1%-34.8%40$3,456$1,383,10615
Dec 30Saturday19$165,068+19.4%+32.1%40$4,126$1,548,17416
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Sunday18$107,309-35%+16.4%40$2,682$1,655,48317
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Monday18$122,939+14.6%-24.6%40$3,073$1,778,42218
Jan 2Tuesday18$65,341-46.9%-36.6%40$1,633$1,843,76319
Jan 3Wednesday17$62,761-3.9%-42.9%40$1,569$1,906,52420
Jan 4Thursday15$63,483+1.2%-46.2%40$1,587$1,970,00721
Jan 5Friday15$342,922+440.2%+148.1%114$3,008$2,312,92922
Jan 6Saturday15$398,868+16.3%+141.6%114$3,498$2,711,79723
Jan 7Sunday16$244,853-38.6%+128.2%114$2,147$2,956,65024
Jan 8Monday15$75,404-69.2%-38.7%114$661$3,032,05425
Jan 9Tuesday14$97,509+29.3%+49.2%114$855$3,129,56326
Jan 10Wednesday14$98,903+1.4%+57.6%114$867$3,228,46627
Jan 11Thursday14$86,739-12.3%+36.6%114$760$3,315,20528
Jan 12Friday11$562,179+548.1%+63.9%625$899$3,877,38429
Jan 13Saturday12$752,457+33.8%+88.6%625$1,203$4,629,84130
Jan 14Sunday13$589,627-21.6%+140.8%625$943$5,219,46831
Jan 15
MLK Day
Monday12$424,115-28.1%+462.5%625$678$5,643,58332
Jan 16Tuesday12$207,989-51%+113.3%625$332$5,851,57233
Jan 17Wednesday11$178,146-14.3%+80.1%625$285$6,029,71834
Jan 18Thursday11$173,941-2.4%+100.5%625$278$6,203,65935
Jan 19Friday11$508,583+192.4%-9.5%850$598$6,712,24236
Jan 20Saturday11$760,847+49.6%+1.1%850$895$7,473,08937
Jan 21Sunday11$485,934-36.1%-17.6%850$571$7,959,02338
Jan 22Monday11$170,937-64.8%-59.7%850$201$8,129,96039
Jan 23Tuesday10$308,463+80.5%+48.3%850$362$8,438,42340
Jan 24Wednesday7$264,716-14.2%+48.6%850$311$8,703,13941
Jan 25Thursday9$243,359-8.1%+39.9%850$286$8,946,49842
Jan 26Friday8$780,761+220.8%+53.5%1,702$458$9,727,25943
Jan 27Saturday8$1,256,576+60.9%+65.2%1,702$738$10,983,83544
Jan 28Sunday9$560,194-55.4%+15.3%1,702$329$11,544,02945
Jan 29Monday7$243,681-56.5%+42.6%1,702$143$11,787,71046
Jan 30Tuesday6$384,601+57.8%+24.7%1,702$225$12,172,31147
Jan 31Wednesday7$270,358-29.7%+2.1%1,702$158$12,442,66948
Feb 1Thursday8$268,836-0.6%+10.5%1,702$157$12,711,50549
Feb 2Friday8$616,306+129.2%-21.1%1,902$324$13,327,81150
Feb 3Saturday8$1,087,916+76.5%-13.4%1,902$571$14,415,72751
Feb 4Sunday8$693,532-36.3%+23.8%1,902$364$15,109,25952
Feb 5Monday8$206,754-70.2%-15.2%1,902$108$15,316,01353
Feb 6Tuesday8$305,381+47.7%-20.6%1,902$160$15,621,39454
Feb 7Wednesday8$216,377-29.1%-20%1,902$113$15,837,77155
Feb 8Thursday8$202,711-6.3%-24.6%1,902$106$16,040,48256
Feb 9Friday11$403,618+99.1%-34.5%1,462$276$16,444,10057
Feb 10Saturday9$662,795+64.2%-39.1%1,462$453$17,106,89558
Feb 11Sunday10$212,349-68%-69.4%1,462$145$17,319,24459
Feb 12Monday10$131,482-38.1%-36.4%1,462$89$17,450,72660
Feb 13Tuesday10$176,352+34.1%-42.3%1,462$120$17,627,07861
Feb 14Wednesday12$221,638+25.7%+2.4%1,462$151$17,848,71662
Feb 15Thursday10$120,274-45.7%-40.7%1,462$82$17,968,99063
Feb 16Friday12$215,682+79.3%-46.6%803$268$18,184,67264
Feb 17Saturday12$418,348+94%-36.9%803$520$18,603,02065
Feb 18Sunday12$336,720-19.5%+58.6%803$419$18,939,74066
Feb 19
Presidents' Day
Monday12$215,351-36%+63.8%803$268$19,155,09167
Feb 20Tuesday13$114,692-46.7%-35%803$142$19,269,78368
Feb 21Wednesday12$89,361-22.1%-59.7%803$111$19,359,14469
Feb 22Thursday12$80,831-9.5%-32.8%803$100$19,439,97570
Feb 23Friday17$146,392+81.1%-32.1%602$243$19,586,36771
Feb 24Saturday14$262,316+79.2%-37.3%602$435$19,848,68372
Feb 25Sunday16$164,542-37.3%-51.1%602$273$20,013,22573
Feb 26Monday16$55,144-66.5%-74.4%602$91$20,068,36974
Feb 27Tuesday16$74,846+35.7%-34.7%602$124$20,143,21575
Feb 28Wednesday14$60,534-19.1%-32.3%602$100$20,203,74976
Feb 29Thursday16$44,280-26.9%-45.2%602$73$20,248,02977
Mar 1Friday15$91,736+107.2%-37.3%332$276$20,339,76578
Mar 2Saturday15$166,497+81.5%-36.5%332$501$20,506,26279
Mar 3Sunday16$84,953-49%-48.4%332$255$20,591,21580
Mar 4Monday14$41,863-50.7%-24.1%500$83$20,633,07881
Mar 5Tuesday16$49,582+18.4%-33.8%500$99$20,682,66082
Mar 6Wednesday16$40,384-18.6%-33.3%500$80$20,723,04483
Mar 7Thursday14$38,471-4.7%-13.1%500$76$20,761,51584
Mar 8Friday18$60,053+56.1%-34.5%675$88$20,821,56885
Mar 9Saturday15$155,831+159.5%-6.4%675$230$20,977,39986
Mar 10Sunday17$45,329-70.9%-46.6%675$67$21,022,72887
Mar 11Monday22$18,264-59.7%-56.4%675$27$21,040,99288
Mar 12Tuesday23$23,954+31.2%-51.7%675$35$21,064,94689
Mar 13Wednesday22$18,202-24%-54.9%675$26$21,083,14890
Mar 14Thursday22$15,322-15.8%-60.2%675$22$21,098,47091