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Boyz n the Hood

1991 • R • 1h 52m • Crime, Drama • Columbia Pictures

Once upon a time in South Central L.A... It ain't no fairy tale.

🍅 96% 93% MC 76 LB 4.05 IMDb 7.7

Boyz n the Hood Box Office

Opening Weekend
$10M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$56.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$56.2M
$25K international
Domestic Legs5.6x
Budget$6.5M
1991 Rank#20
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Jul 12-14 3 $10.02M — $10.02M 829 $12.1K 1
Jul 19-21 4 $7.31M -27.1% $22.54M 901 $8.1K 2
Jul 26-28 5 $4.74M -35.1% $30.89M 917 $5.2K 3
Aug 2-4 4 $3.63M -23.4% $37.07M 881 $4.1K 4
Aug 9-11 9 $2.31M -36.3% $41.19M 830 $2.8K 5
Aug 16-18 9 $1.92M -16.8% $44.27M 895 $2.1K 6
Aug 30-Sep 1 11 $1.79M — $49.37M 877 $2.0K 8
Sep 6-8 10 $1.27M -28.9% $50.98M 926 $1.4K 9

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byJohn Singleton
ScreenplayJohn Singleton
Produced bySteve Nicolaides
CinematographyCharles Mills
Music byStanley Clarke
StarringCuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Angela Bassett
StudioColumbia Pictures

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