Synopsis
The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who transform their life stories into powerful works of art, using hip hop as a vehicle for self-development and personal discovery. The film traces the evolution of this award-winning outreach program developed by Kazi, a formerly homeless teenager turned youth mentor. After four years of collaboration, the group produced a powerful and thought-provoking album that provides a revealing look at their lives. In contrast to all the negative attention focused on hip hop and rap music, this is a story of hope, healing and the realization of dreams.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
27.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
22.5%
Critic Consensus
58.3% Fresh • 36 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 58% of 36 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, uplifting. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
thin plotfamily-friendlyupliftingvisually strikingcharacter-drivenemotionalgritty
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count38
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes287
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2007 | $46,208 | $69,925 |
| International | 2007 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2007 | $46,208 | $69,925 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2007 | $23,104 | $34,962 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2007 | $191,000 | $289,034 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2007 | $71,000 | $107,442 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2007 | $3,294,000 | $4,984,697 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2007 | $7,402,000 | $11,201,193 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2007 | $75,000 | $113,495 |
| Total Revenues | 2007 | $11,056,104 | $16,730,824 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2007 | $250,000 (est) | $378,316 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2007 | $80,000 (est) | $121,061 (est) |
| Participations | 2007 | $442,000 | $668,863 |
| Residuals ? | 2007 | $796,000 | $1,204,560 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2007 | $50,000 | $75,663 |
| Total Expenses | 2007 | $1,618,000 | $2,448,464 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2007 | $9,438,104 | $14,282,360 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $7,166,000, BluRay $236,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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