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Ice Cube (Ghosts of Mars) and Mike Epps (How High), the duo that made Next Friday a sleeper smash, re-team in this buddy picture from New Line Cinema. The corny basis for their union is that Reggie Reed (Epps) has jumped bail and is pursued by Bucum (Cube), a bounty hunter. As they have a showdown in a deserted warehouse, they accidentally discover that a group of criminals is participating in a diamond heist at the same location. Hijinks ensue as the two men decide to put aside their differences and work together to stop the thieves from getting away with millions of dollars' worth of stolen diamonds. You might remember this film from last year, when it was called Double Take.

The good news is that Double Take was a very amusing film that had a stellar opening weekend and did decent business overall (per the table below). The better news is that Ice Cube is a better box-office draw than anyone in that film, so the box-office upside here is solid. In addition, Ice Cube has demonstrated a tremendous onscreen presence and charisma that indicates he's capable of even bigger things, given the right scripts (see: Three Kings). While on paper this film doesn't sound like it's going to be a tremendous stretch for him, it's exactly the sort of comedy/action role that will appeal to his core fans, and the scheduled release date isn't a coincidence, either. That's the same time-frame when Next Friday launched into theaters with astonishing success (nearly $17 million and a per-screen average of over $15,000). The launch of Ghosts of Mars will be a solid indication of how much drawing power he has as an action star, but if this film has solid trailers, it should see similar success to Next Friday. (David Mumpower/BOP)

Vital statistics for All About the Benjamins Main Cast Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Tommy Flanagan Supporting Cast Carmen Chaplin, Eva Mendes, Valarie Rae Miller Director Kevin Bray Screenwriter Ronald Lang, Ice Cube Distributor New Line Cinema Trailer Click Here for Trailer Official Site http://www.benjaminsmovie.com/ Rating R Running Time 95 minutes Screen Count 1,519 Talent in red has entry in The Big Picture

Comparison films for All About the Benjamins
Title	Date	Opening	Adjusted Opening	Screens	PSA	Adj PSA	Total BO	Adjusted Total	Mult
Next Friday	1/14/00	14.44	16.15	1103	13092.00	14087.9	57.18	63.96	3.12
Friday After Next	11/22/02	13.01	13.52	1616	8052.00	8052.0	32.98	34.28	2.53
Double Take	1/12/01	10.01	10.68	1631	6137.00	6299.9	29.82	31.82	2.54
How High	12/21/01	7.10	7.57	1266	5610.00	5758.9	31.16	33.25	4.38
Friday	4/28/95	6.59	9.13	865	7618.00	10157.3	27.39	37.96	3.93
Player's Club, The	4/10/98	5.89	7.57	593	9933.00	12283.9	23.03	29.60	3.48
Bait	9/15/00	5.49	6.14	2352	2334.00	2511.5	15.09	16.88	2.75
John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars	8/24/01	3.80	4.05	2048	1858.00	1907.3	8.44	9.00	2.22
3 Strikes	3/3/00	3.69	4.12	678	5442.00	5856.0	9.82	10.98	2.42