Shaft Collection

The Shaft Collection is a trilogy of action-crime films released between 1971 and 1973. Centered on the character of John Shaft, an African-American police detective, the films depict his confrontations with various criminal activities. Characterized by blaxploitation aesthetics, the collection comprises three installments with a total runtime of 317 minutes and a total budget of $5,245,000, generating $23,579,618 in revenue. The collection includes Shaft (1971), Shaft's Big Score! (1972), and Shaft in Africa (1973). The films collectively offer a series of stories focusing on Shaft’s work as a detective navigating complex criminal landscapes. The three films together represent a body of work that spanned three years, with a combined revenue of $23,579,618. The budget for the entire collection was $5,245,000.