Synopsis
A drug kingpin's return home touches off a turf war.
Scores
Overall Score
56.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
56.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
63.1%
Review Aggregate
45.8
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 27% of 82 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, noir, gritty. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotnoirgrittyfunnydarkcharacter-drivenvisually strikingrealisticstylizedfamily-friendly
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMX | 2004 | $100,000 | $167,000 | (est) |
| David Arquette | 2004 | $62,000 | $103,000 | (est) |
| Michael Ealy | 2004 | $46,000 | $77,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score26.0
RT critic review count91
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes6,297
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2004 | $5,645,298 | $9,374,960 |
| International | 2004 | $277,702 | $461,171 |
| Worldwide | 2004 | $5,923,000 | $9,836,131 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2004 | $2,933,730 | $4,871,948 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2004 | $123,000 | $204,262 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2004 | $4,000 | $6,643 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2004 | $12,986,000 | $21,565,422 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2004 | $27,172,000 | $45,123,644 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2004 | $2,258,119 | $3,749,984 |
| Total Revenues | 2004 | $45,476,849 | $75,521,903 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2004 | $6,515,000 (est) | $10,819,246 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2004 | $4,733,000 (est) | $7,859,937 (est) |
| Participations | 2004 | $3,638,000 | $6,041,507 |
| Residuals ? | 2004 | $3,077,000 | $5,109,872 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2004 | $1,303,000 | $2,163,849 |
| Total Expenses | 2004 | $19,266,000 | $31,994,411 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2004 | $26,210,849 | $43,527,492 |
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