Pootie Tang (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,293,258Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,506,233 (45.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:712 opening theaters/712 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,272,311

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,299 $3,293,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,482 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,464 $3,293,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,322 $3,293,258

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 29th, 2001 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: November 27th, 2001 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sex-related material, language and drug content
Running Time: 81 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Big Bully
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Prologue, Story within a Story, Cult Movie, Spoof, Blaxploitation
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,299 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,613 $6,272,311
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,471 $3,293,258
Top 2001 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 160 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,759 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,526 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,847 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,464 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,154 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 592 $3,293,258

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 2001 12 $1,506,233   712 $2,115   $1,506,233 1
Jul 6, 2001 17 $643,119 -57% 712 $903   $2,839,456 2
Jul 13, 2001 33 $85,818 -87% 357 $240   $3,194,441 3
Jul 20, 2001 60 $19,913 -77% 53 $376   $3,253,523 4
Jul 27, 2001 56 $29,827 +50% 145 $206   $3,293,258 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 1, 2001 13 $416,000     712 $584   $1,506,233 3
Jul 2, 2001 13 $183,785 -56%   712 $258   $1,690,018 4
Jul 3, 2001 14 $185,126 +1%   712 $260   $1,875,144 5
Jul 4, 2001 16 $185,359 n/c   712 $260   $2,060,503 6
Jul 5, 2001 14 $138,622 -25%   712 $195   $2,196,104 7
Jul 8, 2001 17 $178,000   -57% 712 $250   $2,839,456 10
Jul 9, 2001 15 $87,379 -51% -52% 712 $123   $2,926,835 11
Jul 10, 2001 16 $78,029 -11% -58% 712 $110   $3,004,864 12
Jul 11, 2001 18 $54,752 -30% -70% 712 $77   $3,059,616 13
Jul 12, 2001 19 $49,007 -10% -65% 712 $69   $3,108,623 14

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 2001 13 $2,196,337   712 $3,085   $2,196,337 1
Jul 6, 2001 18 $912,286 -58% 712 $1,281   $3,108,623 2
Jul 13, 2001 34 $124,987 -86% 357 $350   $3,233,610 3
Jul 20, 2001 64 $29,821 -76% 53 $563   $3,263,431 4
Jul 27, 2001 61 $29,827 n/c 145 $206   $3,293,258 5

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Uncategorized

Chuck Jeffreys    Bad Bitty
Robert Vaughn    Dick Lecter
Chris Rock   
Jennifer Coolidge    Ireenie
Lance Crouther   
David Cross    Pootie Tang impostor
Wanda Sykes    Biggie Shorty
Kristen Bell    Record Executive's Daughter
Dave Attell    Frank
Reg E. Cathey    Dirty D.

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

Production and Technical Credits

Louis C.K.    Director
Louis C.K.    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,506,233 (45.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:712 opening theaters/712 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,272,311

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,299 $3,293,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,482 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,464 $3,293,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,322 $3,293,258

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 29th, 2001 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: November 27th, 2001 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sex-related material, language and drug content
Running Time: 81 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Big Bully
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Prologue, Story within a Story, Cult Movie, Spoof, Blaxploitation
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Uncategorized

Chuck Jeffreys    Bad Bitty
Robert Vaughn    Dick Lecter
Chris Rock   
Jennifer Coolidge    Ireenie
Lance Crouther   
David Cross    Pootie Tang impostor
Wanda Sykes    Biggie Shorty
Kristen Bell    Record Executive's Daughter
Dave Attell    Frank
Reg E. Cathey    Dirty D.

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

Production and Technical Credits

Louis C.K.    Director
Louis C.K.    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,299 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,613 $6,272,311
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,471 $3,293,258
Top 2001 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 160 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,759 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,526 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,847 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,464 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,154 $3,293,258
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 592 $3,293,258

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 2001 12 $1,506,233   712 $2,115   $1,506,233 1
Jul 6, 2001 17 $643,119 -57% 712 $903   $2,839,456 2
Jul 13, 2001 33 $85,818 -87% 357 $240   $3,194,441 3
Jul 20, 2001 60 $19,913 -77% 53 $376   $3,253,523 4
Jul 27, 2001 56 $29,827 +50% 145 $206   $3,293,258 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 1, 2001 13 $416,000     712 $584   $1,506,233 3
Jul 2, 2001 13 $183,785 -56%   712 $258   $1,690,018 4
Jul 3, 2001 14 $185,126 +1%   712 $260   $1,875,144 5
Jul 4, 2001 16 $185,359 n/c   712 $260   $2,060,503 6
Jul 5, 2001 14 $138,622 -25%   712 $195   $2,196,104 7
Jul 8, 2001 17 $178,000   -57% 712 $250   $2,839,456 10
Jul 9, 2001 15 $87,379 -51% -52% 712 $123   $2,926,835 11
Jul 10, 2001 16 $78,029 -11% -58% 712 $110   $3,004,864 12
Jul 11, 2001 18 $54,752 -30% -70% 712 $77   $3,059,616 13
Jul 12, 2001 19 $49,007 -10% -65% 712 $69   $3,108,623 14

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 2001 13 $2,196,337   712 $3,085   $2,196,337 1
Jul 6, 2001 18 $912,286 -58% 712 $1,281   $3,108,623 2
Jul 13, 2001 34 $124,987 -86% 357 $350   $3,233,610 3
Jul 20, 2001 64 $29,821 -76% 53 $563   $3,263,431 4
Jul 27, 2001 61 $29,827 n/c 145 $206   $3,293,258 5

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,482 $3,293,258
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,301-10,400) 10,315 $3,293,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,203 $3,293,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,865 $3,293,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,130 $3,293,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,322 $3,293,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,368 $3,293,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 599 $3,293,258

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.