Black Friday (shopping) Black Friday (shopping) Black Friday is an informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. The day after Thanksgiving has been regarded as the beginning of America's Christmas shopping season since 1952, although the term "Black Friday" didn't become widely used until more recent decades. Many stores offer highly promoted sales on Black Friday and open very early, such as at midnight, or may even start their sales at some time on Thanksgiving. Black Friday is not an official holiday, but California and some other states observe
Black Friday (2007 film) Films of the Decade list. It was included in critic and author Shubhra Gupta's book, "50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995-2015". Danny Boyle cited "Black Friday" as an inspiration for his 2008 Academy award-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire". He stated that a chase in one of the opening scenes was based on a "12-minute police chase through the crowded Dharavi slum" in "Black Friday". In 2014 filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane, when asked about the most important films in last decade, replied "Lage Raho Munna Bhai" (2006) and "Black Friday". Black Friday (2007 film) Black Friday is a 2007 Indian docudrama film written