Barbershop (franchise)

Barbershop
Official franchise logo
Based on	Characters created by Mark Brown
Starring	Ice Cube Queen Latifah Various actors (See details below)
Production companies	New Line Cinema (3) Cube Vision
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1–3) Warner Bros. Pictures (4)
Release date	2002–present
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	Total (4 films): $87 million
Box office	Total (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.

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

Films

Barbershop (2002)

Main article: Barbershop (film)

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)

Main article: Barbershop 2: Back in Business

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)

Main article: Beauty Shop

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)

Main article: Barbershop: The Next Cut

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.

Film	U.S. release date	Director	Screenwriter(s)	Story by	Producers
Barbershop	September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13)	Tim Story	Mark Brown, Don D. Scott & Marshall Todd	Mark Brown	Mark Brown, Robert Teitel & George Tillman Jr.
Barbershop 2: Back in Business	February 6, 2004 (2004-02-06)	Kevin Rodney Sullivan	Don D. Scott		Alex Gartner, Robert Teitel & George Tillman Jr.
Beauty Shop	March 30, 2005 (2005-03-30)	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 (2016-04-15)	Malcolm D. Lee	Kenya Barris & Tracy Oliver		Ice Cube, Robert Teitel & George Tillman Jr.

Television series

Barbershop (2005)

Main article: Barbershop (TV series)

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

Character	Films				Television series
	Barbershop	Barbershop 2: Back in Business	Barbershop: The Next Cut	Beauty Shop	Barbershop
	2002	2004	2016	2005	2005
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 [a]
Jennifer Palmer	Jazsmin Lewis				Anna Brown
Ricky Nash	Michael Ealy
Dinka	Leonard Earl Howze				Gbenga Akinnagbe [b]
Rayford	DeRay Davis
Detective Williams	Tom Wright
Customer Dante	Deon Cole
J.D.	Anthony Anderson		Anthony Anderson
Billy	Lahmard 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 Dupree					Dan White

Note: A light grey cell indicates the character who did not appear in that film.

Additional production and crew details

Film	Crew/Detail
	Composer(s)	Cinematographer	Editor(s)	Production companies	Distributing company	Running 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 McLeod	John 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 Millspaugh	Cube Vision New Line Cinema Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer State Street Pictures	Warner Bros. Pictures	1 hr 52 mins

Reception

Critical reception

Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article

Film	Critical		Public
	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

Film	Release date	Revenue			Budget	Ref.
		U.S. and Canada	Other territories	Worldwide
Barbershop	September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13)	$75,782,105	$1,281,819	$77,063,924	$12 million	[12]
Barbershop 2: Back in Business	February 6, 2004 (2004-02-06)	$65,111,277	$860,036	$65,971,313	$30 million	[13]
Beauty Shop	March 30, 2005 (2005-03-30)	$36,351,350	$894,103	$37,245,453	$25 million [14]	[15]
Barbershop: The Next Cut	April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)	$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 ]

References

1. Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 19, 2015). "Malcolm D. Lee to Helm 'Barbershop 3' for MGM". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 22, 2015.
2. Andreeva, Nellie & Peter White (April 14, 2023). "'Robocop,' 'Stargate', 'Legally Blonde' & 'Barbershop' Among Titles In Works For Film & TV As Amazon Looks To Supercharge MGM IP". Deadline. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
3. "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
4. "Barbershop". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved October 6, 2021.
5. "Barbershop". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
6. "Barbershop 2: Back in Business". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved October 6, 2021.
7. "Barbershop 2: Back in Business". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
8. "Beauty Shop". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved October 6, 2021.
9. "Beauty Shop". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
10. "Barbershop: The Next Cut". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
11. "Barbershop: The Next Cut". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
12. "Barbershop (2002)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 14, 2017.
13. "Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 14, 2017.
14. "Beauty Shop (2004)". www.the-numbers.com. The Numbers. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
15. "Beauty Shop (2005)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 14, 2017.
16. "Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)". www.the-numbers.com. The Numbers. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
17. "Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 14, 2017.

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.