Held Up

2000 | Comedy, Hostage

Synopsis

What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is taken hostage in a stickup at the local Sip and Zip.

Scores

Overall Score
42.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
36.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.2%
Review Aggregate
34.5

Critic Consensus

15.0% Fresh • 20 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 15% of 20 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, gritty. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotgrittypacing issuesstylizedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jamie Foxx2000$360,000$656,000(est)
Nia Long2000$222,000$404,000(est)
Barry Corbin2000$167,000$304,000(est)
Eduardo Yáñez2000$136,000$248,000(est)
John Cullum2000$117,000$212,000(est)
Sarah Paulson2000$103,000$187,000(est)
Dalton James2000$92,000$168,000(est)
Jake Busey2000$84,000$153,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score17.0
RT critic review count29
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes4,358

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$4,705,631$8,572,337
International2000N/AN/A
Worldwide2000$4,705,631$8,572,337

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$2,352,816$4,286,169
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$13,299,000$24,227,040
Physical Purchases ?2000$17,737,000$32,311,829
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$1,882,252$3,428,935
Total Revenues2000$35,271,068$64,253,972
Expenses
Budget ?2000$8,000,000$14,573,751
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$2,824,000 (est)$5,144,534 (est)
Participations2000$1,411,000$2,570,445
Residuals ?2000$2,378,000$4,332,048
Interest & Overhead2000$1,600,000$2,914,750
Total Expenses2000$16,213,000$29,535,529
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$19,058,068$34,718,443

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