Lena Waithe's new movie, 'Queen and Slim', featuring a pair of star crossed lovers forced to go on the run, falls victim to bad press surrounding the film...
'Queen and Slim' opened with a modest $15.8 million despite multiple high profile celebrities promoting the film and buying out theaters across the country to help inflate the numbers.
The production budget for Queen and Slim topped $20 million plus another $20 million in marketing.
Critics referred to the film as 'black trauma porn' and Lena trended on social media for hours after drafts of the 'Queen and Slim' screen play began circulating online.
Because of this pic.twitter.com/wGAursLP8X— shay. (@issashaything) December 2, 2019
