One of Them Days

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One of Them Days
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Directed byLawrence Lamont
Written by Syreeta Singleton
Produced by Issa Rae
Sara Diya Rastogi
Deniese Davis
James Lopez
Poppy Hanks
Starring
Cinematography Ava Berkofsky
Edited by Tia Nolan
Music by Chanda Dancy
Production
companies
TriStar Pictures
Hoorae Media
ColorCreative
Big Boss
MACRO
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • January 17, 2025 (2025-01-17)
Running time
97 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14 million [2]
Box office$14 million [3] [4]

One of Them Days is a 2025 American female buddy comedy film directed by Lawrence Lamont from a screenplay by Syreeta Singleton. The film stars Keke Palmer, SZA (in her feature film debut), and Katt Williams.

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Produced by TriStar Pictures in association with Hoorae Media, One of Them Days was released to theaters in the United States and Canada on January 17, 2025, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film has received positive reviews from critics.

Plot

Waitress Dreux Jones and aspiring artist Alyssa live together along with Alyssa’s boyfriend Keshawn in a rundown apartment complex under a strict landlord. When the first of the month arrives, their landlord demands their rent money of $1500, stating if they didn’t pay by 6:00 PM they would be evicted, even though both Dreux and Alyssa thought they already paid.

After much confusion between the girls, they deduce that Keshawn must have taken the money and ran away with it after they can’t find him. They track him down at Berniece’s - a woman Keshawn had been cheating with. A confrontation ensues in which Keshawn reveals he used the money to invest in his T-shirt company, and Berniece gets knocked down by a truck door, vowing revenge.

Dreux and Alyssa, now penniless and without a car, go to a loan bank, but get rejected due to low credit scores. They then find themselves at a blood donation center. Dreux attempts to give as much blood as she possibly can to make the most money, but gets woozy whilst doing so; when Alyssa discovers this she gets into an altercation with the inexperienced nurse during which they lose all the blood donated. Defeated, they go to the fast food restaurant next door where they run into Maniac - a man Dreux had been flirting with. After eating Alyssa leaves the two to themselves, with an idea on how to get the money.

Shortly after, Dreux and Maniac are called to help Alyssa, who is on a landline trying to take the pair of Air Jordan’s that had been left on there. After successfully retrieving them, she gets electrocuted by the landline. They manage to sell the Jordan’s for $1500, and Dreux gets to her job interview for the position of franchise manager on time.

During all of this, Berniece and Keshawn had been tracking down the girls, and locate Alyssa waiting for Dreux; who, despite an amazing interview, leaves with a bad impression due to the ensuing fight between the 3 girls. Berniece has also stolen their $1500. While Alyssa and Dreux argue about their predicament, they get a call from the ruthless King Lolo - the man the Jordan’s belonged to - who tells them they have until 10:00 PM to give him $5,000 dollars or else they die.

Returning back to their complex, the girls discover all their belongings had been thrown to the curb. They run into perky new neighbor Bethany, who offers to buy one of Alyssa’s paintings. Seeing her large following on social media, they throw and advertise an impromptu art gallery that evening to raise money to give to King Lolo, which turns out successful. They raise enough money to pay him back, and Dreux’s interviewer shows up too, telling her that she was impressed by the event and to expect a call offer.

King Lolo arrives and Alyssa darts off, telling Dreux to stall him because she has a plan. After shots are fired, the girls divert his attention and run ending up back in their old apartment, only to discover Keshawn who has lit candles in an effort to win Alyssa back. King Lolo arrives, slams the door which causes a piece of the ceiling to fall on his head and knock him out. The candles are knocked over as well, lighting the apartment on fire. The girls, Keshawn, and an unconscious King Lolo end up in a room filling with smoke, and Alyssa and Dreux reconcile. Just then, firefighters break through the doors to rescue them, one of which revealed to be Maniac. As Maniac and Dreux talk about starting a relationship, King Lolo gets arrested, Alyssa finally cuts ties with Keshawn, and the girls solidify their friendship.

End credits reveal that Dreux is now a successful franchise manager, who gets picked up and dropped off from work by Maniac. Alyssa is a renowned painter, with her work selling at $1000 each. The two also live together in a newly refurbished apartment.

Cast

Production

In April 2024, it was announced that Palmer and SZA had been cast in the film. [6] In July that same year, it was announced that several other actors, including Howery and Apatow, had also been cast in the film. [7] In August that same year, it was announced that Perkins, Joseph, Dennis and Perry had been cast in the film. [8] The film cost $14 million to produce. [2]

Release

The film was originally going to be released on January 24, 2025. [9] On October 24, 2024, the film's first official trailer was released, revealing its title to be One of Them Days. [10] In December 2024, it was announced that the release date had been moved to January 17, 2025, taking over the U.S. release of Paddington in Peru (2024). [5] The film was set to have its premiere in Los Angeles on January 13, but it was cancelled due to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires. [11]

Reception

Box office

In the United States and Canada, One of Them Days was released alongside Wolf Man , and was projected to gross $8–13 million from 2,402 theaters in its opening four-day MLK weekend. Variety said the wildfires in Los Angeles were not expected to affect its box office performance. [2] The first theatrical R-rated female Black comedy since Girls Trip (2017), the film made $4.6 million on its first day (including an estimated $1.3 million from Thursday night previews). It debuted to $11.6 million in its opening weekend (and a total of $14 million over the four-day frame), topping the weekend box office (though finishing second behind holdover Mufasa: The Lion King for the holiday). Deadline Hollywood noted the opening could have been higher given the film's positive reception from critics and audiences, criticizing Sony's marketing and noting the film made 116.6 million impressions across social media platforms compared to Girls Trip, which made 71 million impressions but opened to $31.2 million in 2017. [12]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 97% of 63 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10.The website's consensus reads: "Dishing out enough laughter and chemistry to spare through Keke Palmer and SZA, One of Them Days makes the buddy-comedy genre feel like magic once again." [13] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [14] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by PostTrak gave it an 84% overall positive score, with 63% saying they would "definitely recommend" it. [12]

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