F. Gary Gray Makes History What a time to be alive for F. Gary Gray! After the incredible $532.5 million worldwide opening weekend of The Fate of the Furious, F. Gary Gray has scored the highest-grossing opening for an African American director in

movie history! This achievement comes on the heels of Gray's history making N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton, where he became the highest grossing black director for a rated-R film. Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay took to Twitter to celebrate her friend with this tweet: