Bait

2000 | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Synopsis

An ex-con is used by police to lure a criminal out of hiding.

Scores

Overall Score
56.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
57.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
64.3%
Review Aggregate
39.0

Critic Consensus

30.2% Fresh • 63 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 30% of 63 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, suspenseful, action-packed. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnysuspensefulaction-packedvisually strikinggrittycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jamie Foxx2000$3,441,000$6,269,000(est)
David Morse2000$2,118,000$3,859,000(est)
Doug Hutchison2000$1,595,000$2,906,000(est)
Kimberly Elise2000$1,304,000$2,376,000(est)
David Paymer2000$1,115,000$2,032,000(est)
Mike Epps2000$982,000$1,789,000(est)
Robert Pastorelli2000$881,000$1,606,000(est)
Jamie Kennedy2000$803,000$1,462,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score26.0
RT critic review count81
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes13,546

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$15,325,127$27,918,073
International2000$146,842$267,505
Worldwide2000$15,471,969$28,185,578

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$7,721,300$14,066,039
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$17,999,000$32,789,118
Physical Purchases ?2000$24,004,000$43,728,540
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$3,678,030$6,700,338
Total Revenues2000$53,402,331$97,284,034
Expenses
Budget ?2000$51,000,000$92,907,663
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$14,634,000 (est)$26,659,034 (est)
Participations2000$1,068,000$1,945,596
Residuals ?2000$3,276,000$5,967,951
Interest & Overhead2000$7,650,000$13,936,149
Total Expenses2000$77,628,000$141,416,393
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$-24,225,669$-44,132,359

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