Romeo Must Die

2000 | Action, Crime, Thriller, Martial Arts, Wire-Fu

Synopsis

An avenging cop seeks out his brother's killer and falls for the daughter of a businessman who is involved in a money-deal with his father.

Scores

Overall Score
77.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.1%
Review Aggregate
49.8

Critic Consensus

32.5% Fresh • 83 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 33% of 83 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, emotional, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyemotionalfunnystylizedlightheartedvisually strikinggritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jet Li2000$2,400,000 source$4,372,125reported
Aaliyah2000$1,003,000$1,828,000(est)
Isaiah Washington2000$755,000$1,376,000(est)
Russell Wong2000$618,000$1,125,000(est)
DMX2000$528,000$963,000(est)
Delroy Lindo2000$465,000$847,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count91
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes76,102

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$55,973,336$101,967,686
International2000$35,063,424$63,875,703
Worldwide2000$91,036,760$165,843,389

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$42,012,038$76,534,124
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$26,986,000$49,160,907
Physical Purchases ?2000$35,991,000$65,565,486
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$13,993,334$25,491,921
Total Revenues2000$118,982,372$216,752,439
Expenses
Budget ?2000$25,000,000$45,542,973
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$22,835,000 (est)$41,598,952 (est)
Participations2000$9,519,000$17,340,943
Residuals ?2000$5,323,000$9,697,010
Interest & Overhead2000$4,250,000$7,742,305
Total Expenses2000$66,927,000$121,922,183
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$52,055,372$94,830,256

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