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Boyz n the HoodFollow

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

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$10.00M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$56.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$56.20M
$25K international
Domestic legs5.6x
Budget$6.5M
1991 rank#20
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Cast & crew

Full Singleton filmography
John Singleton John Singleton Director Cuba Gooding Jr. Cuba Gooding Jr. Starring Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne Starring Ice Cube Ice Cube Starring Morris Chestnut Morris Chestnut Starring Angela Bassett Angela Bassett Starring
ScreenplayJohn Singleton Produced bySteve Nicolaides CinematographyCharles Mills Music byStanley Clarke StudioColumbia Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 12-14 3 $10.0M — 829 $12,091 $10.0M
2 Jul 19-21 4 $7.3M −27.1% 901 $8,109 $22.5M
3 Jul 26-28 5 $4.7M −35.1% 917 $5,170 $30.9M
4 Aug 2-4 4 $3.6M −23.4% 881 $4,121 $37.1M
5 Aug 9-11 9 $2.3M −36.3% 830 $2,786 $41.2M
6 Aug 16-18 9 $1.9M −16.8% 895 $2,150 $44.3M
8 Aug 30-Sep 1 11 $1.8M — 877 $2,041 $49.4M
9 Sep 6-8 10 $1.3M −28.9% 926 $1,374 $51.0M
Weekend grossWk 9 · $1.3M
$10.0M
$7.3M
$4.7M
$3.6M
$2.3M
$1.9M
$1.8M
$1.3M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W8W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −28.9%
−27.1%
W1→2
−35.1%
W2→3
−23.4%
W3→4
−36.3%
W4→5
−16.8%
W5→6
−28.9%
W8→9
Steepest −36.3%Best hold −16.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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