Be Cool

2005 | Comedy, Crime, Music, Entertainment Industry, Media Industry, Movie Industry, Sequel

Synopsis

Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive on the way.

Scores

Overall Score
75.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.6%
Review Aggregate
40.3

Critic Consensus

28.9% Fresh • 159 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 29% of 159 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, satirical. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnysatiricallightheartedfamily-friendlyrealisticgrittycharacter-drivenscarystylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Travolta2005$3,059,000$4,914,000(est)
Uma Thurman2005$1,883,000$3,025,000(est)
Vince Vaughn2005$1,418,000$2,277,000(est)
Cedric the Entertainer2005$1,159,000$1,862,000(est)
Andre Benjamin2005$992,000$1,593,000(est)
Steven Tyler2005$873,000$1,402,000(est)
Robert Pastorelli2005$784,000$1,259,000(est)
Christina Milian2005$714,000$1,146,000(est)
Harvey Keitel2005$657,000$1,056,000(est)
Dwayne Johnson2005$610,000$980,000(est)
Danny DeVito2005$571,000$917,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count167
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes74,149

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$56,046,980$90,025,287
International2005$39,716,736$63,794,883
Worldwide2005$95,763,710$153,820,160

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 Revenue2005$43,910,184$70,530,597
Digital Rentals ?2005$323,000$518,818
Digital Purchases ?2005$50,000$80,312
Physical Rentals ?2005$18,008,000$28,925,294
Physical Purchases ?2005$43,231,000$69,439,659
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$14,011,745$22,506,322
Total Revenues2005$119,533,929$192,001,001
Expenses
Budget ?2005$53,000,000$85,131,084
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2005$36,700,000$58,949,260
Participations2005$4,781,000$7,679,466
Residuals ?2005$5,211,000$8,370,152
Interest & Overhead2005$7,950,000$12,769,663
Total Expenses2005$107,642,000$172,899,626
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$11,891,929$19,101,374

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