1985

The Color Purple was released in late 1985 and was a critical and commercial success.

1982

The Color Purple is a 1982 novel by Alice Walker.

on December 25, 2023

The Color Purple premiered in theaters on December 25, 2023.

1994

Completed in less than a month, Purple debuted at number one in the United States upon the United States's release on June 7, 1994.

in 2005

When The Color Purple premiered on Broadway in 2005, lesbian characters took center stage, as lead character Celie explored a romantic relationship with Shug Avery, pulling directly from the text of the text's source material, Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name.

1983

Since it’s publication in 1983, Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” has won many awards.

on January 18, 2024

The Color Purple hit the theatres on December 25, 2023, in North America and will be released globally on January 18, 2024.

the 15th film , and only the second since 1981 ever to be nominated in the four acting categories

1985's The Color Purple was the 15th film ever to be nominated in the four acting categories, and only the second since 1981, after 2012's Silver Linings Playbook, which Russell also directed.

2004

The Color Purple (original title: Be Rang-e Arghavan) | 2004

on June 11, 1987

Purple was premiered by the New York City Ballet Orchestra under the baton of Lukas Foss at the New York State Theatre in the Lincoln Center on June 11, 1987.

Since its first performance on November 1, 2005

Since its first performance on November 1, 2005, The Color Purple has the highest cumulative gross and attendance figures of any new Broadway show of the 2005-2006 season.

in 1984

First published in 1984, The Color Purple may well not be in print any longer -- but The Color Purple exists.

since 1920

Purple has been the dominant colour in the packaging since 1920.

on September 8, 1986

The Color Purple, on September 8, 1986, the talk show was relaunched under the talk show's current title and picked up nationally.

1979

The color purple (1979) by alice walker beginning in which the government is the the company of three or four.

on February 19, 2016

Broadway Records released The Color Purple (New Broadway Cast Recording) on February 19, 2016.

in 1986

: The Extra-Terrestrial had The Extra-Terrestrial's world premiere at Cannes in 1982, while The Color Purple was shown out of competition in 1986.

1991

color was screened out of competition at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival and was given a limited release on May 10, 1991; two weeks later, color had color's worldwide release.

in early 2000

The debut album Shades of Purple arrived in early 2000 and was similarly successful, selling 1.5 million albums worldwide and earning a Spellemannprisen nomination for Best Pop Album.

The 1998

The 1998 reveals a dense, thick-looking purple color, as well as a closed bouquet.