Fear of a Black Hat (1994) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

A mockumentary chronicling the rise and fall of NWH, a not particularly talented--or particularly bright but always controversial--hip-hop group.

Scores

Overall Score

30.5

Popularity Percentile (Year)

24.1%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

9.5%

Review Aggregate

81.7

Critic Consensus

77.8% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 78% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize satirical, funny, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Rusty Cundieff	1994	$77,000	$163,000	(est)
Larry B. Scott	1994	$47,000	$100,000	(est)
Mark Christopher Lawrence	1994	$36,000	$75,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score83.0

RT critic review count23

Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0

RT audience rating count2,500

IMDb rating7.2

IMDb votes4,802

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1994	$233,824	$494,943
International	1994	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1994	$233,824	$494,943

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1994	$116,912	$247,472
Digital Rentals ?	1994	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1994	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1994	$2,476,000	$5,241,034
Physical Purchases ?	1994	$2,285,000	$4,836,738
TV & Streaming Revenue	1994	$105,221	$222,724
Total Revenues	1994	$4,983,133	$10,547,967
Expenses
Budget ?	1994	$1,000,000	$2,116,734
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1994	$187,000 (est)	$395,829 (est)
Participations	1994	$199,000	$421,230
Residuals ?	1994	$348,000	$736,623
Interest & Overhead	1994	$200,000	$423,347
Total Expenses	1994	$1,934,000	$4,093,764
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1994	$3,049,133	$6,454,204

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