Overview
I Love Boosters
Directed by Boots Riley
2026
A crew of professional shoplifters known as The Velvet Gang take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven.
WRITERBoots RileySTARRINGKeke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy LiuGENREComedy, Science Fiction
Overview
A film from Boots Riley, starring Keke Palmer and Naomi Ackie.
It opened at #8 with $3.8M, fell 64% in its second weekend, and has $9.7M domestic. Critics and audiences: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and 3.79 on Letterboxd.
It’s out of theaters and available to rent or buy. Next is awards season: Independent Spirit Awards nominations are announced December 2, 2026.
GenreComedy, Science Fiction
DistributorNeon
Letterboxd · As of Oct 15
3.79
| Point | Value |
|---|---|
| May 23 | 3.84 |
| May 24 | 3.83 |
| May 27 | 3.82 |
| May 28 | 3.81 |
| May 31 | 3.81 |
| Jun 2 | 3.81 |
| Jun 5 | 3.81 |
| Jun 15 | 3.81 |
| Jun 18 | 3.81 |
| Jun 21 | 3.81 |
| Jun 23 | 3.81 |
| Jul 2 | 3.80 |
| Jul 3 | 3.80 |
| Jul 20 | 3.80 |
| Jul 23 | 3.80 |
| Jul 27 | 3.79 |
| Aug 5 | 3.80 |
| Aug 13 | 3.79 |
| Aug 22 | 3.79 |
| Aug 24 | 3.79 |
| Sep 6 | 3.79 |
| Sep 15 | 3.79 |
| Sep 28 | 3.79 |
| Sep 29 | 3.79 |
| Sep 30 | 3.79 |
| Oct 1 | 3.79 |
| Oct 2 | 3.79 |
| Oct 3 | 3.79 |
| Oct 4 | 3.79 |
| Oct 5 | 3.79 |
| Oct 6 | 3.79 |
| Oct 7 | 3.79 |
| Oct 8 | 3.79 |
| Oct 9 | 3.79 |
| Oct 10 | 3.79 |
| Oct 11 | 3.79 |
| Oct 12 | 3.79 |
| Oct 13 | 3.79 |
| Oct 14 | 3.79 |
| Oct 15 | 3.79 |
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3 reviews in the news feed
IndieWire‘I Love Boosters’ Review: Boots Riley’s Crazy Fashion Heist Comedy Is Both Stoner Movie and Anti-Capitalist Protest ArtMay 20Deadline‘I Love Boosters’ Review: Keke Palmer Deconstructs Capitalism With Absurdist Stakes In Boots Riley’s Surreal Sophomore Film – SXSWMar 12Variety‘I Love Boosters’ Review: Keke Palmer Takes Charge in Boots Riley’s Playfully Out-There Riff on Shoplifting, Sisterhood and Fashion MadnessMar 12
Opening weekend
$3.8M
#8 · May 22 · then −64.1% in its second weekend
9 weekends, May 22 – Jul 17
Domestic
$9.7M
2.58× its opening weekend
Weekends
Awards
2026–27 seasonThe 2026–27 season hasn’t started
I Love Boosters opened May 22, 2026, which makes this its season. Nominations and wins appear here as each ceremony announces them.
Academy AwardsNominations Jan 21, 2027 · winners Mar 14, 2027
Golden GlobesNominations Dec 7, 2026 · winners Jan 10, 2027
Independent Spirit AwardsNominations Dec 2, 2026 · winners Mar 6, 2027
RazziesTBA
CeremonyNext date
Academy Awards
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CriticsLetterboxd, Rotten Tomatoes and MetacriticLetterboxd 3.79 · RT 92% · Metacritic 71
Box officeDomestic gross$9.7M
AwardsOscar, Golden Globe and guild nominationsIn awards season
