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Never Die Alone



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The Numbers Rating: 5.75 (8 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 26% - Rotten
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $5,644,575
Released March 26, 2004 (limited)
MPAA Rating R
Keywords Revenge, Film Noir
Distributed by Fox Searchlight
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Drama
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Contemporary Fiction

Based on legendary street novelist Donald Goines’ book of the same name, Never Die Alone is a film noir about King David (DMX), a hard-boiled, stylish criminal who returns to his hometown seeking redemption and finding only violent death. But he did not die alone… King David’s final moments are spent with Paul (David Arquette), an aspiring journalist who knows him for just a few minutes but is changed forever by their meeting.

King David – half preacher, half Satan, and all street smarts – gives to Paul an audiotape featuring the story of his recent exploits. The tapes reveal that the cycle of violence and retribution King David’s actions spawned have come back on him full circle, as he suspected they might all along...

The novel Never Die Alone was penned in 1974 by the late African American cult writer Donald Goines shortly before his death, and was adapted for the screen by James Gibson. Goines wrote his first two books while incarcerated, and followed those with 16 novels written from the time he was released from prison in 1970 until he was shot to death in 1974.

The film is the first motion picture to be produced by Bloodline Films, DMX’s film production company.

Cast

DMX    King David
Michael Ealy    Mike
David Arquette    Paul
Antwon Tanner    Blue
Drew Sidora    Edna II
Clifton Powell    Moon
Luenell Campbell    Jasper
Jennifer Sky    Janet
Reagan Gomez-Preston    Juanita
Keesha Sharp    Edna I
Xavier Simmons    Young Mike
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister    Rockie
Aisha Tyler    Nancy
Art Evans    Mr. Waters

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
3/26/2004 11 $3,089,993   1,161 $2,661 $3,089,993 3
4/2/2004 15 $1,040,249 -66.33% 1,153 $902 $4,919,429 10
4/9/2004 28 $163,287 -84.30% 159 $1,027 $5,406,784 17
4/16/2004 43 $53,141 -67.46% 71 $748 $5,531,230 24
4/23/2004 60 $28,021 -47.27% 59 $475 $5,573,456 31
4/30/2004 81 $15,352 -45.21% 33 $465 $5,597,516 38
5/7/2004 92 $5,600 -63.52% 16 $350 $5,608,350 45
5/14/2004 111 $5,296 -5.43% 20 $265 $5,616,177 52
5/21/2004 88 $10,182 +92.26% 19 $536 $5,627,952 59
5/28/2004 105 $7,067 -30.59% 9 $785 $5,639,738 66
6/4/2004 119 $1,671 -76.35% 3 $557 $5,644,575 73

Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2004-04-01 0 $3,879,180   1,161 $3,341 $3,879,180
2004-04-08 0 $1,598,909 -58.78%     $5,478,089
2004-04-15 0 $0 -100.00%     $5,478,089