A Low Down Dirty Shame

1994 | Action, Comedy, Crime

Synopsis

An ex-cop, now a private detective, takes on the search for the millions stolen by a drug lord.

Scores

Overall Score
62.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
58.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
79.0%
Review Aggregate
40.9

Critic Consensus

7.1% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 7% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, pacing issues, thin plot. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnypacing issuesthin plotaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Keenen Ivory Wayans1994$372,000$787,000(est)
Charles S. Dutton1994$229,000$485,000(est)
Jada Pinkett1994$172,000$365,000(est)
Salli Richardson1994$141,000$298,000(est)
Andrew Divoff1994$121,000$255,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score4.0
RT critic review count23
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes8,193

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1994$29,392,418$62,215,935
International1994N/AN/A
Worldwide1994$29,392,418$62,215,935

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1994$14,696,209$31,107,967
Digital Rentals ?1994N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1994N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1994$41,248,000$87,311,050
Physical Purchases ?1994$38,073,000$80,590,419
TV & Streaming Revenue1994$7,348,104$15,553,984
Total Revenues1994$101,365,314$214,563,420
Expenses
Budget ?1994$19,860,000 (est)$42,038,340 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1994$8,309,000 (est)$17,587,944 (est)
Participations1994$8,109,000$17,164,597
Residuals ?1994$6,213,000$13,151,269
Interest & Overhead1994$3,972,000$8,407,668
Total Expenses1994$46,463,000$98,349,818
Movie Net Profit or Loss1994$54,902,314$116,213,602

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