The Brothers

2001 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Four friends begin to question women and relationships when one of them announces impending nuptials.

Scores

Overall Score
58.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
44.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
69.8%
Review Aggregate
70.8

Critic Consensus

62.5% Fresh • 56 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 56 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, romantic, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyromanticemotionalpoliticallightheartedstylizedgrittyfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Morris Chestnut2001$313,000$554,000(est)
D. L. Hughley2001$193,000$341,000(est)
Bill Bellamy2001$145,000$257,000(est)
Shemar Moore2001$119,000$210,000(est)
Tamala Jones2001$101,000$180,000(est)
Gabrielle Union2001$89,000$158,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score64.0
RT critic review count67
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes5,269

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$27,457,408$48,635,734
International2001$500,782$887,043
Worldwide2001$27,958,192$49,522,780

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 Revenue2001$13,929,017$24,672,684
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$20,608,000$36,503,271
Physical Purchases ?2001$30,792,000$54,542,348
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$6,864,352$12,158,933
Total Revenues2001$72,193,369$127,877,236
Expenses
Budget ?2001$6,000,000$10,627,893
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$7,500,000 (est)$13,284,867 (est)
Participations2001$5,775,000$10,229,347
Residuals ?2001$4,124,000$7,304,905
Interest & Overhead2001$1,200,000$2,125,579
Total Expenses2001$24,599,000$43,572,591
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$47,594,369$84,304,645

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