The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)

The Original Kings of Comedy
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $38,168,022Details
International Box Office $68,316Details
Worldwide Box Office $38,236,338
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,053,832 (29.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 12.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:847 opening theaters/1,082 max. theaters, 8.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $74,565,720

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 18th, 2000 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 27th, 2001 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language and sex related humor
Running Time: 115 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
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Keywords: African Americans
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Concert/Performance
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: MTV Films, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Latham Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 169 $5,803,123 Sep 1, 2000 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 163 $12,166,100 Sep 1, 2000 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 148 $6,977,313 Sep 1, 2000 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 96 $14,627,760 Sep 1, 2000 17
Top 2000 Theater Average 89 $13,051 Aug 18, 2000 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 18, 2000 2 $11,053,832   847 $13,051   $11,615,670 1
Aug 25, 2000 5 $5,906,038 -47% 875 $6,750   $21,213,020 2
Sep 1, 2000 7 $5,803,123 -2% 952 $6,096   $28,790,999 3
Sep 8, 2000 8 $2,354,174 -59% 997 $2,361   $31,874,700 4
Sep 15, 2000 12 $1,537,461 -35% 1,040 $1,478   $34,013,542 5
Sep 22, 2000 15 $1,105,070 -28% 1,082 $1,021   $35,524,631 6
Sep 29, 2000 15 $765,434 -31% 1,049 $730   $36,589,121 7
Oct 6, 2000 19 $479,884 -37% 912 $526   $37,292,058 8
Oct 13, 2000 23 $242,319 -50% 533 $455   $37,680,981 9
Oct 20, 2000 39 $109,058 -55% 280 $389   $37,861,557 10
Oct 27, 2000 50 $52,839 -52% 149 $355   $37,944,311 11
Nov 3, 2000 33 $106,301 +101% 242 $439   $38,064,906 12
Nov 10, 2000 56 $36,667 -66% 202 $182   $38,113,547 13
Nov 17, 2000 63 $22,470 -39% 106 $212   $38,168,022 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 18, 2000 2 $4,062,000     847 $4,796   $4,062,000 1
Aug 19, 2000 3 $4,045,000 n/c   847 $4,776   $8,107,000 2
Aug 20, 2000 2 $3,016,000 -25%   847 $3,561   $11,615,670 3
Aug 21, 2000 2 $1,142,253 -62%   847 $1,349   $12,757,923 4
Aug 22, 2000 2 $942,964 -17%   847 $1,113   $13,700,887 5
Aug 23, 2000 3 $812,374 -14%   847 $959   $14,513,261 6
Aug 24, 2000 3 $793,721 -2%   847 $937   $15,306,982 7
Aug 25, 2000 4 $1,854,000 +134% -54% 847 $2,189   $17,161,000 8
Aug 26, 2000 5 $2,547,000 +37% -37% 847 $3,007   $19,708,000 9
Aug 27, 2000 5 $1,616,000 -37% -46% 847 $1,908   $21,213,020 10
Aug 28, 2000 4 $514,249 -68% -55% 875 $588   $21,727,269 11
Aug 29, 2000 8 $418,562 -19% -56% 875 $478   $22,145,831 12
Aug 30, 2000 6 $410,538 -2% -49% 875 $469   $22,556,369 13
Aug 31, 2000 6 $431,507 +5% -46% 875 $493   $22,987,876 14
Sep 1, 2000 6 $1,235,000 +186% -33% 875 $1,411   $24,223,000 15
Sep 2, 2000 5 $1,847,000 +50% -27% 952 $1,940   $26,070,000 16
Sep 3, 2000 6 $1,614,000 -13% n/c 952 $1,695   $27,684,000 17
Sep 4, 2000 6 $1,174,190 -27% +128% 952 $1,233   $28,858,190 18
Sep 5, 2000 7 $286,207 -76% -32% 952 $301   $29,077,206 19
Sep 6, 2000 7 $232,186 -19% -43% 952 $244   $29,309,392 20
Sep 7, 2000 7 $211,134 -9% -51% 952 $222   $29,520,526 21
Sep 8, 2000 9 $671,000 +218% -46% 997 $673   $30,192,000 22
Sep 9, 2000 8 $1,001,000 +49% -46% 997 $1,004   $31,193,000 23
Sep 10, 2000 9 $565,000 -44% -65% 997 $567   $31,874,700 24
Sep 11, 2000 10 $153,765 -73% -87% 997 $154   $32,028,465 25
Sep 12, 2000 10 $151,126 -2% -47% 997 $152   $32,179,591 26
Sep 13, 2000 10 $148,572 -2% -36% 997 $149   $32,328,163 27
Sep 14, 2000 9 $147,918 n/c -30% 997 $148   $32,476,081 28
Sep 18, 2000 13 $101,331   -34% 1,040 $97   $34,114,876 32
Sep 19, 2000 15 $102,061 +1% -32% 1,040 $98   $34,216,937 33
Sep 20, 2000 13 $101,168 -1% -32% 1,040 $97   $34,318,105 34
Sep 21, 2000 14 $101,456 n/c -31% 1,040 $98   $34,419,561 35
Sep 24, 2000 14 $256,000     1,082 $237   $35,525,000 38
Sep 25, 2000 13 $73,774 -71% -27% 1,082 $68   $35,598,405 39
Sep 26, 2000 15 $71,673 -3% -30% 1,082 $66   $35,670,078 40
Sep 27, 2000 14 $71,472 n/c -29% 1,082 $66   $35,747,550 41
Sep 28, 2000 14 $76,000 +6% -25% 1,082 $70   $35,824,000 42
Oct 1, 2000 15 $193,000   -25% 1,049 $184   $36,589,121 45
Oct 2, 2000 14 $56,781 -71% -23% 1,049 $54   $36,645,902 46
Oct 3, 2000 15 $55,190 -3% -23% 1,049 $53   $36,701,092 47
Oct 8, 2000 19 $130,000   -33% 912 $143   $37,292,058 52
Oct 9, 2000 20 $49,719 -62% -12% 912 $55   $37,341,777 53
Oct 10, 2000 20 $33,437 -33% -39% 912 $37   $37,375,214 54

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 18, 2000 2 $14,745,144   847 $17,409   $15,306,982 1
Aug 25, 2000 4 $7,680,894 -48% 875 $8,778   $22,987,876 2
Sep 1, 2000 7 $6,532,650 -15% 952 $6,862   $29,520,526 3
Sep 8, 2000 9 $2,955,555 -55% 997 $2,964   $32,476,081 4
Sep 15, 2000 12 $1,943,480 -34% 1,040 $1,869   $34,419,561 5
Sep 22, 2000 13 $1,404,126 -28% 1,082 $1,298   $35,823,687 6
Sep 29, 2000 15 $988,487 -30% 1,049 $942   $36,812,174 7
Oct 6, 2000 18 $626,488 -37% 912 $687   $37,438,662 8
Oct 13, 2000 25 $313,837 -50% 533 $589   $37,752,499 9
Oct 20, 2000 42 $138,973 -56% 280 $496   $37,891,472 10
Oct 27, 2000 53 $67,133 -52% 149 $451   $37,958,605 11
Nov 3, 2000 40 $118,275 +76% 242 $489   $38,076,880 12
Nov 10, 2000 54 $68,672 -42% 202 $340   $38,145,552 13
Nov 17, 2000 67 $22,470 -67% 106 $212   $38,168,022 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Documentary Subject(s)

Steve Harvey    Himself
D.L. Hughley    Himself
Cedric the Entertainer    Himself
Bernie Mac    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Spike Lee    Director
Walter Latham    Producer
David Gale    Producer
Spike Lee    Producer
Van Toffler    Executive Producer
Butch Robinson    Co-Producer
Malik Sayeed    Director of Photography
Wynn Thomas    Production Designer
Barry Alexander Brown    Editor
Alex Steyermark    Executive Music Producer

  1. Summary
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  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,053,832 (29.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 12.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:847 opening theaters/1,082 max. theaters, 8.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $74,565,720

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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 18th, 2000 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 27th, 2001 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language and sex related humor
Running Time: 115 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: African Americans
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Concert/Performance
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: MTV Films, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Latham Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 169 $5,803,123 Sep 1, 2000 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 163 $12,166,100 Sep 1, 2000 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 148 $6,977,313 Sep 1, 2000 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 96 $14,627,760 Sep 1, 2000 17
Top 2000 Theater Average 89 $13,051 Aug 18, 2000 3

Documentary Subject(s)

Steve Harvey    Himself
D.L. Hughley    Himself
Cedric the Entertainer    Himself
Bernie Mac    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Spike Lee    Director
Walter Latham    Producer
David Gale    Producer
Spike Lee    Producer
Van Toffler    Executive Producer
Butch Robinson    Co-Producer
Malik Sayeed    Director of Photography
Wynn Thomas    Production Designer
Barry Alexander Brown    Editor
Alex Steyermark    Executive Music Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 18, 2000 2 $11,053,832   847 $13,051   $11,615,670 1
Aug 25, 2000 5 $5,906,038 -47% 875 $6,750   $21,213,020 2
Sep 1, 2000 7 $5,803,123 -2% 952 $6,096   $28,790,999 3
Sep 8, 2000 8 $2,354,174 -59% 997 $2,361   $31,874,700 4
Sep 15, 2000 12 $1,537,461 -35% 1,040 $1,478   $34,013,542 5
Sep 22, 2000 15 $1,105,070 -28% 1,082 $1,021   $35,524,631 6
Sep 29, 2000 15 $765,434 -31% 1,049 $730   $36,589,121 7
Oct 6, 2000 19 $479,884 -37% 912 $526   $37,292,058 8
Oct 13, 2000 23 $242,319 -50% 533 $455   $37,680,981 9
Oct 20, 2000 39 $109,058 -55% 280 $389   $37,861,557 10
Oct 27, 2000 50 $52,839 -52% 149 $355   $37,944,311 11
Nov 3, 2000 33 $106,301 +101% 242 $439   $38,064,906 12
Nov 10, 2000 56 $36,667 -66% 202 $182   $38,113,547 13
Nov 17, 2000 63 $22,470 -39% 106 $212   $38,168,022 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 18, 2000 2 $4,062,000     847 $4,796   $4,062,000 1
Aug 19, 2000 3 $4,045,000 n/c   847 $4,776   $8,107,000 2
Aug 20, 2000 2 $3,016,000 -25%   847 $3,561   $11,615,670 3
Aug 21, 2000 2 $1,142,253 -62%   847 $1,349   $12,757,923 4
Aug 22, 2000 2 $942,964 -17%   847 $1,113   $13,700,887 5
Aug 23, 2000 3 $812,374 -14%   847 $959   $14,513,261 6
Aug 24, 2000 3 $793,721 -2%   847 $937   $15,306,982 7
Aug 25, 2000 4 $1,854,000 +134% -54% 847 $2,189   $17,161,000 8
Aug 26, 2000 5 $2,547,000 +37% -37% 847 $3,007   $19,708,000 9
Aug 27, 2000 5 $1,616,000 -37% -46% 847 $1,908   $21,213,020 10
Aug 28, 2000 4 $514,249 -68% -55% 875 $588   $21,727,269 11
Aug 29, 2000 8 $418,562 -19% -56% 875 $478   $22,145,831 12
Aug 30, 2000 6 $410,538 -2% -49% 875 $469   $22,556,369 13
Aug 31, 2000 6 $431,507 +5% -46% 875 $493   $22,987,876 14
Sep 1, 2000 6 $1,235,000 +186% -33% 875 $1,411   $24,223,000 15
Sep 2, 2000 5 $1,847,000 +50% -27% 952 $1,940   $26,070,000 16
Sep 3, 2000 6 $1,614,000 -13% n/c 952 $1,695   $27,684,000 17
Sep 4, 2000 6 $1,174,190 -27% +128% 952 $1,233   $28,858,190 18
Sep 5, 2000 7 $286,207 -76% -32% 952 $301   $29,077,206 19
Sep 6, 2000 7 $232,186 -19% -43% 952 $244   $29,309,392 20
Sep 7, 2000 7 $211,134 -9% -51% 952 $222   $29,520,526 21
Sep 8, 2000 9 $671,000 +218% -46% 997 $673   $30,192,000 22
Sep 9, 2000 8 $1,001,000 +49% -46% 997 $1,004   $31,193,000 23
Sep 10, 2000 9 $565,000 -44% -65% 997 $567   $31,874,700 24
Sep 11, 2000 10 $153,765 -73% -87% 997 $154   $32,028,465 25
Sep 12, 2000 10 $151,126 -2% -47% 997 $152   $32,179,591 26
Sep 13, 2000 10 $148,572 -2% -36% 997 $149   $32,328,163 27
Sep 14, 2000 9 $147,918 n/c -30% 997 $148   $32,476,081 28
Sep 18, 2000 13 $101,331   -34% 1,040 $97   $34,114,876 32
Sep 19, 2000 15 $102,061 +1% -32% 1,040 $98   $34,216,937 33
Sep 20, 2000 13 $101,168 -1% -32% 1,040 $97   $34,318,105 34
Sep 21, 2000 14 $101,456 n/c -31% 1,040 $98   $34,419,561 35
Sep 24, 2000 14 $256,000     1,082 $237   $35,525,000 38
Sep 25, 2000 13 $73,774 -71% -27% 1,082 $68   $35,598,405 39
Sep 26, 2000 15 $71,673 -3% -30% 1,082 $66   $35,670,078 40
Sep 27, 2000 14 $71,472 n/c -29% 1,082 $66   $35,747,550 41
Sep 28, 2000 14 $76,000 +6% -25% 1,082 $70   $35,824,000 42
Oct 1, 2000 15 $193,000   -25% 1,049 $184   $36,589,121 45
Oct 2, 2000 14 $56,781 -71% -23% 1,049 $54   $36,645,902 46
Oct 3, 2000 15 $55,190 -3% -23% 1,049 $53   $36,701,092 47
Oct 8, 2000 19 $130,000   -33% 912 $143   $37,292,058 52
Oct 9, 2000 20 $49,719 -62% -12% 912 $55   $37,341,777 53
Oct 10, 2000 20 $33,437 -33% -39% 912 $37   $37,375,214 54

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 18, 2000 2 $14,745,144   847 $17,409   $15,306,982 1
Aug 25, 2000 4 $7,680,894 -48% 875 $8,778   $22,987,876 2
Sep 1, 2000 7 $6,532,650 -15% 952 $6,862   $29,520,526 3
Sep 8, 2000 9 $2,955,555 -55% 997 $2,964   $32,476,081 4
Sep 15, 2000 12 $1,943,480 -34% 1,040 $1,869   $34,419,561 5
Sep 22, 2000 13 $1,404,126 -28% 1,082 $1,298   $35,823,687 6
Sep 29, 2000 15 $988,487 -30% 1,049 $942   $36,812,174 7
Oct 6, 2000 18 $626,488 -37% 912 $687   $37,438,662 8
Oct 13, 2000 25 $313,837 -50% 533 $589   $37,752,499 9
Oct 20, 2000 42 $138,973 -56% 280 $496   $37,891,472 10
Oct 27, 2000 53 $67,133 -52% 149 $451   $37,958,605 11
Nov 3, 2000 40 $118,275 +76% 242 $489   $38,076,880 12
Nov 10, 2000 54 $68,672 -42% 202 $340   $38,145,552 13
Nov 17, 2000 67 $22,470 -67% 106 $212   $38,168,022 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.