Cradle 2 the Grave

2003 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Martial Arts, Wire-Fu

Synopsis

A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.

Scores

Overall Score
72.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.7%
Review Aggregate
43.5

Critic Consensus

26.2% Fresh • 107 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 26% of 107 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, funny. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotstylizedfunnypacing issuesrealisticgrittyvisually strikingfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jet Li2003$1,504,000$2,565,000(est)
DMX2003$926,000$1,579,000(est)
Anthony Anderson2003$697,000$1,189,000(est)
Kelly Hu2003$570,000$972,000(est)
Tom Arnold2003$488,000$831,000(est)
Mark Dacascos2003$429,000$732,000(est)
Gabrielle Union2003$385,000$657,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score27.0
RT critic review count122
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes48,154

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$34,712,347$59,180,779
International2003$21,777,211$37,127,778
Worldwide2003$56,489,558$96,308,556

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 Revenue2003$26,067,058$44,441,500
Digital Rentals ?2003$96,000$163,670
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$19,089,000$32,544,670
Physical Purchases ?2003$34,825,000$59,372,840
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$8,678,087$14,795,195
Total Revenues2003$88,755,145$151,317,874
Expenses
Budget ?2003$25,000,000$42,622,283
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$20,297,000 (est)$34,604,179 (est)
Participations2003$7,100,000$12,104,728
Residuals ?2003$4,402,000$7,504,932
Interest & Overhead2003$4,250,000$7,245,788
Total Expenses2003$61,049,000$104,081,909
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$27,706,145$47,235,965

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