I am starting to dig the girl being motivated by a male role model to become successful. The young girl who starred in akeele the bee did an outstanding job in that movie, and she has done another one with ice cube. but I haven't heard anything from it. I wonder why? We hear all the time about how great the movies about a boy being mentored but not a little girl.

Ice Cube needs to stop doing movies. I saw him in Camden a few months back, he started talking about his movies and how everyone says he sold out. The guy next to me shouts out at the top of his lungs "Are we there yet!?" ...I'm telling you, 1000 people pissed their pants laughing

A couple of Oscars

GaryTheNoTrashCougar said:

Ice Cube basically says like... he's an actor in those films, and a lot more people have their opinion on how the movie will look compared to when he records a song.

But I think he is just thinking about the money, and forgetting about an important rule of business: branding.

Cinnie said:

But he sure did tare the roof off with those classic hits.

ICE CUBE
Date Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters
8/22/08 The Longshots MGM/W $11,136,395 2,089 $4,080,687 2,089
1/11/08 First Sunday SGem $37,931,869 2,213 $17,714,821 2,213
4/4/07 Are We Done Yet? SonR $49,662,533 2,944 $14,262,724 2,877
4/29/05 XXX: State of the Union SonR $26,873,932 3,480 $12,712,272 3,480
3/30/05 Beauty Shop
(Cameo) MGM $36,351,350 2,659 $12,801,465 2,659
1/21/05 Are We There Yet? SonR $82,674,398 2,810 $18,575,214 2,709
2/6/04 Barbershop 2: Back in Business MGM $65,111,277 2,711 $24,241,612 2,711
1/16/04 Torque WB $21,215,059 2,463 $9,970,557 2,463
11/22/02 Friday After Next NL $33,253,609 1,621 $13,010,767 1,616
9/13/02 Barbershop MGM $75,782,105 2,176 $20,627,433 1,605
3/8/02 All About the Benjamins NL $25,916,319 1,519 $10,007,291 1,505
8/24/01 John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars SGem $8,709,640 2,048 $3,804,452 2,048
1/12/00 Next Friday NL $57,328,603 1,420 $14,465,156 1,103
10/29/99 Thicker Than Water Palm $112,891 111 $61,977 111
10/1/99 Three Kings WB $60,652,036 2,942 $15,847,636 2,942
5/29/98 I Got the Hook-Up! Mira. $10,317,779 655 $3,310,349 655
4/10/98 The Players Club NL $23,047,939 624 $5,894,607 593
4/11/97 Anaconda Sony $65,885,767 2,456 $16,620,887 2,456
2/14/97 Dangerous Ground NL $5,303,931 808 $2,647,745 808
6/2/95 The Glass Shield Mira. $3,291,163 294 $1,146,748 283
4/28/95 Friday NL $27,467,564 883 $6,589,341 865
1/13/95 Higher Learning Sony $38,290,723 1,450 $13,276,662 1,409
3/12/93 CB4 Uni. $17,953,778 1,226 $6,122,450 1,204
12/25/92 Trespass Uni. $13,249,535 1,027 $5,012,910 1,022
7/12/91 Boyz N the Hood Col. $57,504,069 931 $10,023,462 829
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (21): $790,288,466
Average: $37,632,784
Opening Gross Average (19): $12,289,033 (Wide Releases Only)

dang cube got it going on! I thought this movie would be a good one for young girls who don't get to have a male role model in their lives. But just as soon as the movie was promoted it vanished into thin air.

GaryTheNoTrashCougar said:

he makes a grip of cash makin movies so if anyone was in his shoes they'd do the same instead of thinkin they were sellin out. some of his latest movies are geared at a different crowd than boyz in da hood or friday but then again cube is a family man these days so he's matured. his latest album raw footage is a banger though.

my three fav ice cube movies are boys in the hood, higher learning and are we there yet. okay, the first friday movie. He's a pretty good actor.