Antoine Fuqua
Biography
Antoine Fuqua (born May 30, 1965) is an American director. He began his career directing music videos for artists such as Toni Braxton, Coolio, Stevie Wonder, and Prince. His first feature film was the John Woo-produced action film The Replacement Killers (1998), starring Chow Yun Fat. He then directed the crime thriller Training Day (2001), for which star Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for Best Actor. His next films were the action war drama Tears of the Sun (2003), the Arthurian legend film King Arthur (2004), the conspiracy action thriller Shooter (2007), the crime film Brooklyn's Finest (2009), and the action thrillers Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and The Equalizer (2014), the latter of which again paired Fuqua with Denzel Washington. He has also directed the biopics Emancipation (2022), about an escaped slave named Peter, and Michael (2026), about the popstar Michael Jackson.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Denzel Washington 6
- Ethan Hawke 4
- Melissa Leo 3
- Bill Pullman 2
- Cole Hauser 2
- Haley Bennett 2
- Jake Gyllenhaal 2
- Mark Wahlberg 2
The career in numbers
- US$ 1.0 bi Total budget from 14 film(s) with data
- US$ 2.6 bi Total box office from 14 film(s) with data
- US$ 72 mi Average budget from 14 film(s) with data
- US$ 186 mi Average box office from 14 film(s) with data
- 6.9 Average rating from 17 film(s) with data
- 2.6× Return on investment from 14 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael
|
2026 | US$ 250 mi | US$ 1.0 bi | 8.7 |
The Equalizer 3
|
2023 | US$ 70 mi | US$ 191 mi | 7.3 |
Emancipation
|
2022 | — | — | 7.7 |
The Guilty
|
2021 | — | — | 6.4 |
Infinite
|
2021 | — | — | 6.6 |
The Day Sports Stood Still
|
2021 | — | — | 6.0 |
The Equalizer 2
|
2018 | US$ 62 mi | US$ 190 mi | 6.8 |
American Dream/American Knightmare
|
2018 | — | — | 6.8 |
The Magnificent Seven
|
2016 | US$ 90 mi | US$ 162 mi | 6.5 |
Southpaw
|
2015 | US$ 30 mi | US$ 92 mi | 7.4 |
The Equalizer
|
2014 | US$ 55 mi | US$ 192 mi | 7.3 |
Olympus Has Fallen
|
2013 | US$ 70 mi | US$ 170 mi | 6.4 |
Brooklyn's Finest
|
2010 | US$ 17 mi | US$ 46 mi | 6.3 |
Shooter
|
2007 | US$ 61 mi | US$ 96 mi | 7.1 |
King Arthur
|
2004 | US$ 120 mi | US$ 204 mi | 6.3 |
Lightning in a Bottle
|
2004 | — | — | 7.6 |
Tears of the Sun
|
2003 | US$ 75 mi | US$ 87 mi | 6.9 |
Training Day
|
2001 | US$ 45 mi | US$ 105 mi | 7.5 |
Bait
|
2000 | US$ 35 mi | US$ 16 mi | 5.7 |
The Replacement Killers
|
1998 | US$ 30 mi | US$ 19 mi | 6.3 |
Narco Sub
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Untitled Hannibal Film
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