'The Butler' Becomes 1st Black Film to Break $100 millions Sales Mark in over 20 Years

Lee Daniels  'The Butler' has reached a new milestone according to reports , the drama is the first  of 2013  to surpass the $100 million mark at the box office . In addition , it's now the first "black film" directed by a black filmmaker  to reach the achievement in the last 23 years.

"You'd find very few films that tell stories about black people  and that was the directed by a black filmmaker , which grosses over $100 millions " Indie Wire reports . "Part of the reason for that is ,within the studio system , black directors  just haven't always  been given the opportunity to direct "black films"... especially those that did gross over $100 million in recent years , like Django , Unchain , Dreamgirls, The Pursuit of Happiness and even Big Mama House , which all gross over $100 million  in their years of release , un-adjusted  for inflation .

Thanks to the success of the film , Lee Daniels  says  big box office bucks are a concern for his future projects . "I don't think I'm going  to have a problem now  that I made $100 million  for "The Butler " he said . "I'm in a rare group . So this is something I feel good about .