The Original Kings of Comedy

2000 | Comedy, Documentary, Concert, Musical Performance, Spoken Word Performance, Staged Performance, Stand-up Comedy Performance

Synopsis

A concert film featuring four major African American stand up comedians.

Scores

Overall Score
65.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
52.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
74.9%
Review Aggregate
77.5

Critic Consensus

81.6% Fresh • 98 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 82% of 98 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, gritty, political. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnygrittypoliticaldarkstylizedlightheartedvisually strikingfamily-friendlythought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Steve Harvey2000$1,058,000$1,927,000(est)
D. L. Hughley2000$651,000$1,186,000(est)
Cedric the Entertainer2000$490,000$893,000(est)
Bernie Mac2000$401,000$730,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score82.0
RT critic review count101
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes6,316

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$38,182,790$69,558,311
International2000N/AN/A
Worldwide2000$38,182,790$69,558,311

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$19,091,395$34,779,156
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$22,506,000$40,999,606
Physical Purchases ?2000$30,016,000$54,680,715
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$9,545,698$17,389,578
Total Revenues2000$81,159,092$147,849,055
Expenses
Budget ?2000$13,000,000$23,682,346
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$4,872,000 (est)$8,875,415 (est)
Participations2000$6,493,000$11,828,421
Residuals ?2000$4,336,000$7,898,973
Interest & Overhead2000$2,600,000$4,736,469
Total Expenses2000$31,301,000$57,021,624
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$49,858,092$90,827,431

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