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Released
1996 · FILM

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

“When you play, you pay.”

Directed by
Martin Lawrence
Written by
Martin Lawrence, Bentley Kyle Evans
Runtime
108 min
ComedyCrimeDrama

Synopsis

Darnell Wright, a nightclub manager, is a persistent playboy whose dedication to his job is rivaled only by his pursuit of beautiful women. When he becomes interested in the sophisticated Brandi Web, he initiates an aggressive campaign to win her affection. His efforts are successful, as charm, desire, and passion bring them together. However, Darnell soon discovers that the consequences of his lifestyle are severe—Brandi proves difficult to leave, especially after she becomes aware of another woman vying for his attention. When Darnell finally decides to end the relationship, Brandi transforms into an obsessive femme fatale, fixated on the man she now sees as her new love.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 21

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by John CarterShot by Francis KennyScored by Roger TroutmanDesigned by Simon Dobbin

Box Office

1996 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.3× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$34.7M

Budget$8.0M
Worldwide gross$34.7M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $9.3M — 27% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $12.8M — 37% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,131 theaters

Also known as

  • Mr. Bombasticde
  • La linea sottile tra odio e amoreit

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