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Synopsis

Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas, the quiet driver to one of the inner city's leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, he comes to rule the inner-city drug trade, flooding the streets with a purer product at a better price. Lucas outplays all of the leading crime syndicates and becomes not only one of the city's mainline corrupters, but part of its circle of legit civic superstars.

Richie Roberts is an outcast cop close enough to the streets to feel a shift of control in the drug underworld. Roberts believes someone is climbing the rungs above the known Mafia families and starts to suspect that a black power player has come from nowhere to dominate the scene. Both Lucas and Roberts share a rigorous ethical code that sets them apart from their own colleagues, making them lone figures on opposite sides of the law. The destinies of these two men will become intertwined as they approach a confrontation where only one of them can come out on top.

Cast

Denzel Washington		Frank Lucas
Russell Crowe		Detective Richie Roberts
Chiwetel Ejiofor		Huey Lucas
Josh Brolin		Detective Trupo
Lymari Nadal		Eva
Ted Levine		Lou Toback
Roger Guenveur Smith		Nate
John Hawkes		Freddie Spearman
RZA		Moses Jones
Cuba Gooding, Jr		Nicky Barnes
Armand Assante		Dominic Cattano
Ruby Dee		Mama Lucas
Yul Vazquez		Detective Alphonse Abruzzo
Carla Gugino		Laurie Roberts
John Ortiz		Javier J. Rivera
Common		Turner Lucas
KaDee Strickland		Richie's Attorney
Jon Polito		Rossi
Norman Reedus		Detective Norman Reily
T.I.		Stevie Lucas
Idris Elba		Tango
Joe Morton		Charlie Williams
Ruben Santiago-Hudson		Doc
Kevin Corrigan		Campizi

External Links

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Wikipedia	Information at Wikipedia
ComingSoon.net	Movie trailers, release date news

Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
11/2/2007	1		$43,565,135		3,054	$14,265	$43,565,135	3
11/9/2007	2		$24,028,445	-44.84%	3,059	$7,855	$80,388,420	10
11/16/2007	3		$12,875,250	-46.42%	3,110	$4,140	$100,650,615	17
11/23/2007	8		$9,013,925	-29.99%	2,814	$3,203	$115,550,290	24
11/30/2007	11		$4,263,175	-52.70%	2,699	$1,580	$121,716,990	31
12/7/2007	12		$2,538,485	-40.46%	2,132	$1,191	$125,553,670	38
12/14/2007	14		$1,081,350	-57.40%	1,215	$890	$127,582,340	45
12/21/2007	21		$341,875	-68.38%	459	$745	$128,477,115	52
12/28/2007	23		$294,715	-13.79%	307	$960	$129,018,725	59
1/4/2008	24		$260,120	-11.74%	327	$795	$129,499,865	66
1/11/2008	29		$174,825	-32.79%	282	$620	$129,767,770	73
1/18/2008	36		$123,450	-29.39%	213	$580	$129,967,250	80
1/25/2008	39		$100,535	-18.56%	172	$585	$130,127,620	87

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
11/2/2007	1		$15,865,355		3,054	$5,195	$15,865,355	1
11/3/2007	1		$17,652,120	+11.26%	3,054	$5,780	$33,517,475	2
11/4/2007	2		$10,047,660	-43.08%	3,054	$3,290	$43,565,135	3
11/5/2007	1		$3,573,180	-64.44%	3,054	$1,170	$47,138,315	4
11/6/2007	1		$3,527,370	-1.28%	3,054	$1,155	$50,665,685	5
11/7/2007	1		$2,931,840	-16.88%	3,054	$960	$53,597,525	6
11/8/2007	1		$2,762,450	-5.78%	3,054	$905	$56,359,975	7
11/9/2007	1		$7,173,355	+159.67%	3,059	$2,345	$63,533,330	8
11/10/2007	2		$10,217,060	+42.43%	3,059	$3,340	$73,750,390	9
11/11/2007	2		$6,638,030	-35.03%	3,059	$2,170	$80,388,420	10
11/12/2007	3		$2,921,345	-55.99%	3,059	$955	$83,309,765	11
11/13/2007	1		$1,590,680	-45.55%	3,059	$520	$84,900,445	12
11/14/2007	1		$1,451,795	-8.73%	3,059	$475	$86,352,240	13
11/15/2007	1		$1,423,125	-1.97%	3,059	$465	$87,775,365	14
11/16/2007	2		$3,873,125	+172.16%	3,111	$1,245	$91,648,490	15
11/17/2007	3		$5,846,800	+50.96%	3,111	$1,879	$97,495,290	16
11/18/2007	3		$3,155,325	-46.03%	3,111	$1,014	$100,650,615	17
11/19/2007	2		$1,104,050	-65.01%	2,814	$392	$101,754,665	18
11/20/2007	4		$1,306,225	+18.31%	2,814	$464	$103,060,890	19
11/21/2007	9		$1,547,885	+18.50%	2,814	$550	$104,608,775	20
11/22/2007	8		$1,927,590	+24.53%	2,814	$685	$106,536,365	21
11/23/2007	8		$3,596,715	+86.59%	2,814	$1,278	$110,133,080	22
11/24/2007	8		$3,624,705	+0.78%	2,814	$1,288	$113,757,785	23
11/25/2007	9		$1,792,505	-50.55%	2,814	$637	$115,550,290	24
11/26/2007	7		$503,820	-71.89%	2,814	$179	$116,054,110	25
11/27/2007	8		$504,025	+0.04%	2,814	$179	$116,558,135	26
11/28/2007	7		$475,830	-5.59%	2,799	$170	$117,033,965	27
11/29/2007	8		$419,850	-11.76%	2,799	$150	$117,453,815	28
11/30/2007	10		$1,335,425	+218.07%	2,693	$496	$118,789,240	29
12/1/2007	10		$1,889,300	+41.48%	2,693	$702	$120,678,540	30
12/2/2007	11		$1,038,450	-45.04%	2,693	$386	$121,716,990	31
12/3/2007	9		$311,250	-70.03%	2,699	$115	$122,028,240	32
12/4/2007	8		$338,505	+8.76%	2,699	$125	$122,366,745	33
12/5/2007	7		$325,015	-3.99%	2,699	$120	$122,691,760	34
12/6/2007	8		$323,425	-0.49%	2,699	$120	$123,015,185	35
12/7/2007	11		$699,000	+116.12%	2,133	$328	$123,714,000	36
12/10/2007	11		$233,455		2,133	$109	$125,787,125	39
12/11/2007	10		$244,995	+4.94%	2,133	$115	$126,032,120	40
12/12/2007	11		$234,025	-4.48%	2,133	$110	$126,266,145	41
12/13/2007	11		$234,845	+0.35%	2,133	$110	$126,500,990	42
1/21/2008	36		$22,365		213	$105	$129,989,615	81
1/22/2008	-		$12,780	-42.86%	213	$60	$130,002,395	82
1/23/2008	23		$11,805	-7.63%	213	$55	$130,014,200	83
1/24/2008	-		$12,885	+9.15%	213	$60	$130,027,085	84
1/25/2008	-		$28,295	+119.60%	172	$165	$130,055,380	85
1/26/2008	-		$44,720	+58.05%	172	$260	$130,100,100	86
1/27/2008	-		$27,520	-38.46%	172	$160	$130,127,620	87
1/28/2008	-		$10,335	-62.45%	172	$60	$130,137,955	88
1/29/2008	-		$9,460	-8.47%	172	$55	$130,147,415	89
1/30/2008	-		$8,645	-8.62%	172	$50	$130,156,060	90
1/31/2008	-		$8,585	-0.69%	172	$50	$130,164,645	91

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