Synopsis
Two small-time scam artists, Black and Blue, sell boomboxes and broken TVs from their van in a parking lot. When a shipment of cellular phones comes to them by mistake, they soon find themselves targeted by the FBI and gangsters.
Scores
Overall Score
40.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
26.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
59.0%
Review Aggregate
39.1
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 20% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master P | 1998 | $129,000 | $249,000 | (est) |
| A.J. Johnson | 1998 | $80,000 | $153,000 | (est) |
| Gretchen Palmer | 1998 | $60,000 | $115,000 | (est) |
| Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr. | 1998 | $49,000 | $94,000 | (est) |
| Helen Martin | 1998 | $42,000 | $81,000 | (est) |
| Mia X | 1998 | $37,000 | $71,000 | (est) |
| Anthony Boswell | 1998 | $33,000 | $64,000 | (est) |
| Silkk the Shocker | 1998 | $30,000 | $58,000 | (est) |
| C-Murder | 1998 | $28,000 | $53,000 | (est) |
| Mystikal | 1998 | $26,000 | $50,000 | (est) |
| Mr. Serv-On | 1998 | $24,000 | $46,000 | (est) |
| John Witherspoon | 1998 | $23,000 | $44,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score17.0
RT critic review count12
Rotten Tomatoes audience score63.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating4.1
IMDb votes2,494
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1998 | $10,317,779 | $19,856,978 |
| International | 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1998 | $10,317,779 | $19,856,978 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1998 | $5,158,890 | $9,928,489 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1998 | $13,628,000 | $26,227,631 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1998 | $19,064,000 | $36,689,430 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1998 | $2,476,267 | $4,765,675 |
| Total Revenues | 1998 | $40,327,156 | $77,611,224 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1998 | $3,500,000 | $6,735,890 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1998 | $3,436,000 (est) | $6,612,719 (est) |
| Participations | 1998 | $3,226,000 | $6,208,566 |
| Residuals ? | 1998 | $2,529,000 | $4,867,162 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1998 | $700,000 | $1,347,178 |
| Total Expenses | 1998 | $13,391,000 | $25,771,515 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1998 | $26,936,156 | $51,839,710 |
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