American Pimp

2000 | Documentary

Synopsis

Street pimps, all of them African-American, discuss their lives and work: getting started, being flamboyant, pimping in various U.S. cities, bringing a woman into their group, taking a woman from another pimp, and the rules and regulations of pimping. The men are clear: it's about money. The women work every night, hustle hard, turn over all their earnings, and steal anything they can from clients. We meet a few of the women, who tell us what they want from a pimp. We also listen to a women who's legally employed at a Nevada brothel; we meet her White boss, a legal pimp. He and the street pimps, some of whom are now retired, make the case for legalizing the trade.

Scores

Overall Score
37.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
32.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
27.0%
Review Aggregate
64.0

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, gritty, thought-provoking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

stylizedgrittythought-provokingcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score55.0
RT critic review count22
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes2,416

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$287,724$524,152
International2000N/AN/A
Worldwide2000$287,724$524,152

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 Revenue2000$143,862$262,076
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$5,465,000$9,955,694
Physical Purchases ?2000$7,289,000$13,278,509
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$120,844$220,144
Total Revenues2000$13,018,706$23,716,423
Expenses
Budget ?2000$291,000 (est)$530,120 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$201,000 (est)$366,166 (est)
Participations2000$521,000$949,116
Residuals ?2000$941,000$1,714,238
Interest & Overhead2000$58,200$106,024
Total Expenses2000$2,012,200$3,665,663
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$11,006,506$20,050,760

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