Pinkett Smith next took on the role of a nurse and uptight mom in the comedy "Girls Trip" (2017), alongside Regina Hall, Queen Latifah and Tiffany Haddish. The film was chosen by "Time" magazine as one of its top ten films of 2017, and grossed US$140 million worldwide, including over US$100 million domestically, the first comedy of 2017 to do so. In July 2017, Pinkett Smith appeared at the Essence Festival where, on the Empowerment Stage, she appeared to talk alongside Queen Latifah. Pinkett Smith spoke highly of the cast reflecting their characters in real life, stating that they are all women who love other women and work to empower each other, a feature that she notes as rare in Hollywood.