The Players Club (1998)

The Players Club
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $23,047,939Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Single mother Diana Armstrong takes to sliding down a stripper pole in order to pay for college—and make a better life for her child. But taking off her clothes for a paying audience is the easy part at the Player’s Club. More challenging for Diana is staying on the good side of motormouthed club owner Dolla Bill, avoiding the club’s unsavory cast of characters and helping her newbie stripping cousin, Ebony, stay on the straight and narrow.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,894,607 (25.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:593 opening theaters/1,769 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,975,852

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,505 $23,047,939
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,032 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 102 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,156 $23,047,939
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,505 $23,047,939

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 8th, 1998 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: February 2nd, 1999 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong language, sexual content and violence.
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Soul Food
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Keywords: Black Comedy, Strippers / Stripping, Non-Chronological, Sex Crimes, Revenge, Dysfunctional Family, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Organized Crime, Loan Shark, Money Troubles, Corrupt Cops, Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 87 $2,034,303 Apr 24, 1998 19
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 16 $3,589,903 Apr 17, 1998 12
Biggest Opening Weekend Limited Release 5 $5,894,607 Apr 10, 1998 5
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 162 $5,894,607 Apr 10, 1998 5
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 137 $14,202,360 Apr 10, 1998 5
Easter (Opening, 3-Day) 64 $5,894,607 Apr 10, 1998 5
Easter (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 60 $14,202,360 Apr 10, 1998 5
Widest Expansion Limited Release 63 1,176 Apr 8, 1998 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,505 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,026 $52,975,852
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,898 $23,047,939
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 78 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 102 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies 72 $52,975,852
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 4 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,729 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,052 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,829 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 55 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,156 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 87 $23,047,939

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 10, 1998 5 $5,894,607   593 $9,940   $8,421,172 1
Apr 17, 1998 9 $3,589,903 -39% 593 $6,054   $14,287,584 2
Apr 24, 1998 9 $2,034,303 -43% 624 $3,260   $17,351,589 3
May 1, 1998 12 $1,384,221 -32% 624 $2,218   $19,350,301 4
May 8, 1998 15 $792,659 -43% 693 $1,144   $20,532,692 5
May 15, 1998 17 $508,384 -36% 545 $933   $21,320,848 6
May 22, 1998 22 $391,782 -23% 311 $1,260   $21,867,517 7
May 29, 1998 29 $162,423 -59% 208 $781   $22,119,047 8
Jun 5, 1998 32 $109,143 -33% 137 $797   $22,299,920 9
Jun 12, 1998 35 $96,770 -11% 133 $728   $22,443,052 10
Jun 19, 1998 35 $82,788 -14% 101 $820   $22,573,998 11
Jun 26, 1998 39 $44,667 -46% 66 $677   $22,662,090 12
Jul 3, 1998 46 $37,266 -17% 58 $643   $22,727,897 13
Jul 10, 1998 50 $33,253 -11% 61 $545   $22,782,740 14
Jul 17, 1998 48 $34,221 +3% 50 $684   $22,844,341 15
Jul 24, 1998 49 $33,867 -1% 59 $574   $22,900,495 16
Jul 31, 1998 42 $51,416 +52% 67 $767   $22,973,180 17
Aug 7, 1998 52 $27,259 -47% 63 $433   $23,031,390 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 8, 1998 2 $1,360,341     593 $2,294   $1,360,341 1
Apr 9, 1998 3 $1,149,659 -15%   593 $1,939   $2,510,000 2
Apr 10, 1998 5 $1,885,000 +64%   593 $3,179   $4,395,000 3
Apr 11, 1998 6 $2,035,000 +8%   593 $3,432   $6,430,000 4
Apr 12, 1998 4 $1,819,000 -11%   593 $3,067   $8,421,000 5
Apr 13, 1998 5 $718,769 -60%   593 $1,212   $9,139,941 6
Apr 14, 1998 6 $544,444 -24%   593 $918   $9,684,385 7
Apr 15, 1998 6 $485,096 -11% -64% 593 $818   $10,169,481 8
Apr 16, 1998 7 $470,000 -3% -59% 593 $793   $10,667,000 9
Apr 17, 1998 8 $1,065,000 +127% -44% 593 $1,796   $11,758,000 10
Apr 18, 1998 9 $1,455,000 +37% -29% 593 $2,454   $13,213,000 11
Apr 19, 1998 7 $1,031,000 -29% -43% 593 $1,739   $14,288,000 12
Apr 20, 1998 6 $300,970 -71% -58% 593 $508   $14,588,554 13
Apr 21, 1998 8 $253,662 -16% -53% 593 $428   $14,842,216 14
Apr 22, 1998 7 $229,085 -10% -53% 593 $386   $15,071,301 15
Apr 23, 1998 9 $220,000 -4% -53% 593 $371   $15,308,000 16
Apr 24, 1998 10 $550,000 +150% -48% 624 $881   $15,863,000 17
Apr 25, 1998 9 $940,000 +71% -35% 1,769 $531   $16,803,000 18
Apr 26, 1998 8 $656,000 -30% -36% 624 $1,051   $17,352,000 19
Apr 27, 1998 6 $168,382 -74% -44% 624 $270   $17,519,971 20
Apr 28, 1998 10 $136,786 -19% -46% 624 $219   $17,656,757 21
Apr 29, 1998 9 $130,316 -5% -43% 624 $209   $17,787,073 22
Apr 30, 1998 9 $136,303 +5% -38% 624 $218   $17,923,376 23

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 10, 1998 5 $8,171,116   593 $13,779   $10,697,681 2
Apr 17, 1998 9 $4,619,605 -43% 593 $7,790   $15,317,286 3
Apr 24, 1998 9 $2,648,794 -43% 624 $4,245   $17,966,080 4
May 1, 1998 12 $1,773,953 -33% 624 $2,843   $19,740,033 5
May 8, 1998 14 $1,072,431 -40% 693 $1,548   $20,812,464 6
May 15, 1998 17 $663,271 -38% 545 $1,217   $21,475,735 7
May 22, 1998 22 $480,889 -27% 311 $1,546   $21,956,624 8
May 29, 1998 28 $234,153 -51% 208 $1,126   $22,190,777 9
Jun 5, 1998 35 $155,505 -34% 137 $1,135   $22,346,282 10
Jun 12, 1998 36 $144,928 -7% 133 $1,090   $22,491,210 11
Jun 19, 1998 35 $126,213 -13% 101 $1,250   $22,617,423 12
Jun 26, 1998 42 $73,208 -42% 66 $1,109   $22,690,631 13
Jul 3, 1998 47 $58,856 -20% 58 $1,015   $22,749,487 14
Jul 10, 1998 47 $60,633 +3% 61 $994   $22,810,120 15
Jul 17, 1998 50 $56,508 -7% 50 $1,130   $22,866,628 16
Jul 24, 1998 48 $55,136 -2% 59 $935   $22,921,764 17
Jul 31, 1998 43 $82,367 +49% 67 $1,229   $23,004,131 18

Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10		Vierwership
Score
Apr 3, 202081 3
Apr 4, 2020102 4

Lead Ensemble Members

Bernie Mac    Dollar Bill
Monica Calhoun    Ebony
A.J. Johnson    Li'l Man
Ice Cube    Reggie
Alex Thomas    Clyde

Supporting Cast

Jamie Foxx    Blue
Adele Givens    Tricks
LisaRaye    Diana Armstrong/Diamond
Larry McCoy    St. Louis
Ray Uhler    Officer Bailey
Chrystale Wilson    Ronnie
Michael Clarke Duncan    Bodyguard

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ice Cube    Director
Ice Cube    Screenwriter
Ice Cube    Producer

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Synopsis

Single mother Diana Armstrong takes to sliding down a stripper pole in order to pay for college—and make a better life for her child. But taking off her clothes for a paying audience is the easy part at the Player’s Club. More challenging for Diana is staying on the good side of motormouthed club owner Dolla Bill, avoiding the club’s unsavory cast of characters and helping her newbie stripping cousin, Ebony, stay on the straight and narrow.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,894,607 (25.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:593 opening theaters/1,769 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,975,852

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,505 $23,047,939
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,032 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 102 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,156 $23,047,939
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,505 $23,047,939

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 8th, 1998 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: February 2nd, 1999 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong language, sexual content and violence.
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Soul Food
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Keywords: Black Comedy, Strippers / Stripping, Non-Chronological, Sex Crimes, Revenge, Dysfunctional Family, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Organized Crime, Loan Shark, Money Troubles, Corrupt Cops, Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 87 $2,034,303 Apr 24, 1998 19
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 16 $3,589,903 Apr 17, 1998 12
Biggest Opening Weekend Limited Release 5 $5,894,607 Apr 10, 1998 5
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 162 $5,894,607 Apr 10, 1998 5
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 137 $14,202,360 Apr 10, 1998 5
Easter (Opening, 3-Day) 64 $5,894,607 Apr 10, 1998 5
Easter (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 60 $14,202,360 Apr 10, 1998 5
Widest Expansion Limited Release 63 1,176 Apr 8, 1998 0

Lead Ensemble Members

Bernie Mac    Dollar Bill
Monica Calhoun    Ebony
A.J. Johnson    Li'l Man
Ice Cube    Reggie
Alex Thomas    Clyde

Supporting Cast

Jamie Foxx    Blue
Adele Givens    Tricks
LisaRaye    Diana Armstrong/Diamond
Larry McCoy    St. Louis
Ray Uhler    Officer Bailey
Chrystale Wilson    Ronnie
Michael Clarke Duncan    Bodyguard

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ice Cube    Director
Ice Cube    Screenwriter
Ice Cube    Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,505 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,026 $52,975,852
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,898 $23,047,939
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 78 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 102 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies 72 $52,975,852
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 4 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,729 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,052 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,829 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 55 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,156 $23,047,939
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 87 $23,047,939

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 10, 1998 5 $5,894,607   593 $9,940   $8,421,172 1
Apr 17, 1998 9 $3,589,903 -39% 593 $6,054   $14,287,584 2
Apr 24, 1998 9 $2,034,303 -43% 624 $3,260   $17,351,589 3
May 1, 1998 12 $1,384,221 -32% 624 $2,218   $19,350,301 4
May 8, 1998 15 $792,659 -43% 693 $1,144   $20,532,692 5
May 15, 1998 17 $508,384 -36% 545 $933   $21,320,848 6
May 22, 1998 22 $391,782 -23% 311 $1,260   $21,867,517 7
May 29, 1998 29 $162,423 -59% 208 $781   $22,119,047 8
Jun 5, 1998 32 $109,143 -33% 137 $797   $22,299,920 9
Jun 12, 1998 35 $96,770 -11% 133 $728   $22,443,052 10
Jun 19, 1998 35 $82,788 -14% 101 $820   $22,573,998 11
Jun 26, 1998 39 $44,667 -46% 66 $677   $22,662,090 12
Jul 3, 1998 46 $37,266 -17% 58 $643   $22,727,897 13
Jul 10, 1998 50 $33,253 -11% 61 $545   $22,782,740 14
Jul 17, 1998 48 $34,221 +3% 50 $684   $22,844,341 15
Jul 24, 1998 49 $33,867 -1% 59 $574   $22,900,495 16
Jul 31, 1998 42 $51,416 +52% 67 $767   $22,973,180 17
Aug 7, 1998 52 $27,259 -47% 63 $433   $23,031,390 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 8, 1998 2 $1,360,341     593 $2,294   $1,360,341 1
Apr 9, 1998 3 $1,149,659 -15%   593 $1,939   $2,510,000 2
Apr 10, 1998 5 $1,885,000 +64%   593 $3,179   $4,395,000 3
Apr 11, 1998 6 $2,035,000 +8%   593 $3,432   $6,430,000 4
Apr 12, 1998 4 $1,819,000 -11%   593 $3,067   $8,421,000 5
Apr 13, 1998 5 $718,769 -60%   593 $1,212   $9,139,941 6
Apr 14, 1998 6 $544,444 -24%   593 $918   $9,684,385 7
Apr 15, 1998 6 $485,096 -11% -64% 593 $818   $10,169,481 8
Apr 16, 1998 7 $470,000 -3% -59% 593 $793   $10,667,000 9
Apr 17, 1998 8 $1,065,000 +127% -44% 593 $1,796   $11,758,000 10
Apr 18, 1998 9 $1,455,000 +37% -29% 593 $2,454   $13,213,000 11
Apr 19, 1998 7 $1,031,000 -29% -43% 593 $1,739   $14,288,000 12
Apr 20, 1998 6 $300,970 -71% -58% 593 $508   $14,588,554 13
Apr 21, 1998 8 $253,662 -16% -53% 593 $428   $14,842,216 14
Apr 22, 1998 7 $229,085 -10% -53% 593 $386   $15,071,301 15
Apr 23, 1998 9 $220,000 -4% -53% 593 $371   $15,308,000 16
Apr 24, 1998 10 $550,000 +150% -48% 624 $881   $15,863,000 17
Apr 25, 1998 9 $940,000 +71% -35% 1,769 $531   $16,803,000 18
Apr 26, 1998 8 $656,000 -30% -36% 624 $1,051   $17,352,000 19
Apr 27, 1998 6 $168,382 -74% -44% 624 $270   $17,519,971 20
Apr 28, 1998 10 $136,786 -19% -46% 624 $219   $17,656,757 21
Apr 29, 1998 9 $130,316 -5% -43% 624 $209   $17,787,073 22
Apr 30, 1998 9 $136,303 +5% -38% 624 $218   $17,923,376 23

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 10, 1998 5 $8,171,116   593 $13,779   $10,697,681 2
Apr 17, 1998 9 $4,619,605 -43% 593 $7,790   $15,317,286 3
Apr 24, 1998 9 $2,648,794 -43% 624 $4,245   $17,966,080 4
May 1, 1998 12 $1,773,953 -33% 624 $2,843   $19,740,033 5
May 8, 1998 14 $1,072,431 -40% 693 $1,548   $20,812,464 6
May 15, 1998 17 $663,271 -38% 545 $1,217   $21,475,735 7
May 22, 1998 22 $480,889 -27% 311 $1,546   $21,956,624 8
May 29, 1998 28 $234,153 -51% 208 $1,126   $22,190,777 9
Jun 5, 1998 35 $155,505 -34% 137 $1,135   $22,346,282 10
Jun 12, 1998 36 $144,928 -7% 133 $1,090   $22,491,210 11
Jun 19, 1998 35 $126,213 -13% 101 $1,250   $22,617,423 12
Jun 26, 1998 42 $73,208 -42% 66 $1,109   $22,690,631 13
Jul 3, 1998 47 $58,856 -20% 58 $1,015   $22,749,487 14
Jul 10, 1998 47 $60,633 +3% 61 $994   $22,810,120 15
Jul 17, 1998 50 $56,508 -7% 50 $1,130   $22,866,628 16
Jul 24, 1998 48 $55,136 -2% 59 $935   $22,921,764 17
Jul 31, 1998 43 $82,367 +49% 67 $1,229   $23,004,131 18

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,032 $23,047,939
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,254 $23,047,939
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 89 $23,047,939
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,568 $23,047,939
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,350 $23,047,939
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,602 $23,047,939
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 72 $23,047,939
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,505 $23,047,939
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies (Rank 101-200) 108 $23,047,939

Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10		Vierwership
Score
Apr 3, 202081 3
Apr 4, 2020102 4