Barbershop (franchise)

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Barbershop
Barbershop franchise logo.jpg
Official franchise logo
Based onCharacters created
by Mark Brown
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1-3)
Warner Bros. Pictures (4)
Release date
2002–present
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
BudgetTotal (4 films):
$87 million
Box officeTotal (4 films):
$235,310,741

The Barbershop franchise consists of American comedy installments including four theatrical movies, and a spin-off TV series. Based on an original story by Mark Brown, the plot centers around the social lives of and the events that employees of a barbershop on social life in a barbershop on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois encounter.

Contents

The series received generally positive reviews and grossed over $235 million worldwide.[ citation needed ]

Films

Barbershop (2002)

A smart comedy about a day in a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin (Ice Cube), who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and a waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out.[ citation needed ]

Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)

This sequel to the 2002 film returns to the Chicago barbershop owned by Calvin Palmer Jr. (Ice Cube). His employees—Isaac (Troy Garity), Terri (Eve), Ricky (Michael Ealy), Dinka (Leonard Earl Howze) and Kenard (Kenan Thompson)—have their own personal and workplace problems, and a new barbershop called Nappy Cutz has moved in across the street. As Calvin tries to change the character of his business, Nappy Cutz and gentrification become a threat to the surrounding community.

Beauty Shop (2005)

A spin-off from the first two Barbershop films, Gina Norris (Queen Latifah) is a widowed hairstylist who has moved from Chicago to Atlanta so her daughter, Vanessa (Paige Hurd), can attend a private music school. She has made a name for herself as a stylist, but after her self-centered boss, Jorge (Kevin Bacon), criticizes her decisions, she leaves and sets up her own shop, purchasing a run-down salon by the skin of her teeth by helping out a loan officer.

Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)

Malcolm D. Lee directs, while Ice Cube and Cedric the Entertainer are among the cast of the film. [1] The film was released on April 15, 2016.

FilmU.S. release dateDirectorScreenwriter(s)Story byProducers
Barbershop September 13, 2002 Tim Story Mark Brown, Don D. Scott & Marshall ToddMark BrownMark Brown, Robert Teitel & George Tillman Jr.
Barbershop 2: Back in Business February 6, 2004 Kevin Rodney Sullivan Don D. ScottAlex Gartner, Robert Teitel & George Tillman Jr.
Beauty Shop March 30, 2005 Bille Woodruff Kate Lanier & Norman Vance Jr.Elizabeth Hunter Queen Latifah, Robert Teitel, David Hoberman, Shakim Compere & George Tillman Jr.
Barbershop: The Next Cut April 15, 2016 Malcolm D. Lee Kenya Barris & Tracy Oliver Ice Cube, Robert Teitel & George Tillman Jr.

Television series

Barbershop (2005)

Future

In April 2023 after previously acquiring MGM, Amazon announced plans to expand the franchise with a new television series in development through Amazon Studios. [2]

Main cast and characters

CharacterFilmsTelevision series
Barbershop Barbershop 2: Back in Business Barbershop: The Next Cut Beauty Shop Barbershop
20022004201620052005
Calvin Palmer, Jr. Ice Cube Omar Gooding
Eddie Walker Cedric the Entertainer Barry Shabaka Henley
Terri Jones Eve Toni Trucks
Jimmy James Sean Patrick Thomas Leslie Elliard
Isaac Rosenberg Troy Garity Wes Chatham [lower-alpha 1]
Jennifer Palmer Jazsmin Lewis Anna Brown
Ricky Nash Michael Ealy
Dinka Leonard Earl Howze Gbenga Akinnagbe [lower-alpha 2]
Rayford DeRay Davis
Detective Williams Tom Wright
Customer Dante Deon Cole
J.D. Anthony Anderson Anthony Anderson
BillyLahmard Tate
Lester Wallace Keith David
Monk Kevyn Morrow
Kevin Jason George
Gina Norris Queen Latifah Queen Latifah
Quentin Leroux Harry J. Lennix
Kenard Kenan Thompson
Lalowe Brown Robert Wisdom
Loretta Garcelle Beauvais
Gina's niece Keke Palmer
Angie Regina Hall
Draya Nicki Minaj
Rashad Common
Bree Margot Bingham
Jerrod Lamorne Morris
Raja Utkarsh Ambudkar
One Stop J. B. Smoove
Lynn Alicia Silverstone
Terri Andie MacDowell
Ms. Josephine Alfre Woodard
Joanne Marcus Mena Suvari
Jorge Kevin Bacon
Joe Djimon Hounsou
Romadal DupreeDan White
Note: A light grey cell indicates the character who did not appear in that film.

Additional production and crew details

FilmCrew/Detail
Composer(s)CinematographerEditor(s)Production companiesDistributing companyRunning time
Barbershop Terence Blanchard Tom Priestley Jr. John Carter Cube Vision
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
State Street Pictures
MGM Distribution Co. 1 hr 42 mins
Barbershop 2: Back in Business Richard Gibbs Tom Priestley Paul Seydor
Patrick Flannery
1 hr 46 mins
Beauty Shop Christopher Young Theo van de Sande Michael Jablow Mandeville Films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
State Street Pictures
Flavor Unit Entertainment
1 hr 45 mins
Barbershop
(The Series)
John Adair
Ryan Elder
David Korkis
Steve Hampton
Geary McLeodJohn Murray
Stuart Bass
Brad Durante
Steve Edwards
Cube Vision
MGM Television
State Street Pictures
Radio Pictures Corporation
International Famous Players
Showtime 5 hrs
(30 min/episodes)
Barbershop: The Next Cut Stanley Clarke Greg Gardiner Paul MillspaughCube Vision
New Line Cinema
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
State Street Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures 1 hr 52 mins

Reception

Critical reception

FilmCriticalPublic
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore [3]
Barbershop 83% (126 reviews) [4] 66 (29 reviews) [5] A−
Barbershop 2: Back in Business 68% (126 reviews) [6] 59 (34 reviews) [7] A−
Beauty Shop 38% (119 reviews) [8] 53 (28 reviews) [9] A−
Barbershop: The Next Cut 90% (93 reviews) [10] 67 (30 reviews) [11] A−

Box office performance

FilmRelease dateRevenueBudgetRef.
U.S. and CanadaOther territoriesWorldwide
BarbershopSeptember 13, 2002$75,782,105$1,281,819$77,063,924$12 million [12]
Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessFebruary 6, 2004$65,111,277$860,036$65,971,313$30 million [13]
Beauty ShopMarch 30, 2005$36,351,350$894,103$37,245,453$25 million [14] [15]
Barbershop: The Next CutApril 15, 2016$54,030,051$1,000,000$55,030,051$20 million [16] [17]
Total$231,274,783$4,035,958$235,310,741$87 million[ citation needed ]

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Notes

  1. In the Barbershop television series, Issac's last name was changed to Brice.
  2. In the Barbershop television series, Dinka's name was changed to Yinka.