The Blackening, Lionsgate’s 2022 horror comedy satire from co-writers Dewayne Perkins and Tracy Oliver, ultimately raked in an impressive $17.7 million at the box office on a mere $5 million budget. That math’s really all you need to know to understand why the studio is bringing Perkins, Oliver and producer E. Brian Dobbins back to devlop a sequel.
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