Synopsis
Pierre Delacroix is a hip, young, Harvard-educated writer who is the sole person of color working for an upstart network with floundering ratings. Despite several attempts, Delacroix has yet to see any of his concepts go into production. Now his boss, the ratings-hungry, culture-vulture Dunwitty, issues him a searing ultimatum: come up with a hot, trend-setting, headline-making, urban hit or get fired. Feeling doomed, Delacroix decides to present the most outrageous, unbelievable farce of stereotypical comedy he can imagine — hearkening back to the old days of "black-face" minstrels with a variety show featuring Manray, a homeless tap dancer, and his sidekick Womack. Incredibly, Delacroix’s spoof turns into a ratings bonanza, a cultural phenomenon that has the media pundits raving and audiences of all types howling.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $190,720 (8.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 92.1% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 17 opening theaters/244 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $4,370,525 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) | 7,915 | $2,185,266 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 16,201-16,300) | 16,230 | $188,671 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,501-12,600) | 12,582 | $2,373,937 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,063 | $2,185,266 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) | 2,876 | $2,185,266 |
| All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) | 3,058 | $188,671 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) | 3,384 | $2,373,937 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Watch Now On
| Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 6th, 2000 (Wide) by New Line |
| Video Release: | April 17th, 2001 by New Line Home Video |
| MPAA Rating: | R for strong language and some violence |
| Running Time: | 135 minutes |
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| Keywords: | TV Industry, African Americans, Animated Sequences |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | New Line Cinema, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |