Big Momma's House
An undercover FBI agent must protect a single mother and her son while hunting an escaped convict, all by disguising himself as the town’s larger‑than‑life Southern grandmother, risking exposure and chaos at every turn.
“This FBI agent is going undercover... and he's concealing more than a weapon.”
Synopsis
An FBI agent with street smarts is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict. To remain undetected, he is forced to impersonate a brash Southern grandmother known as Big Momma.
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A crew of 46+ credited
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Edited by Kent BeydaShot by Michael D O SheaScored by Richard GibbsDesigned by Craig Stearns
Box Office
2000 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.8× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$174.0M
US & Canada: $117.6M — 68% of worldwide · International: $56.4M (32%)
Opening weekend: $25.7M — 22% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $35.2M — 30% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,802 theaters
Also known as
- Big Mama's Hausde
- Big Mamas Hausde
- Big Mammafr
- Big Mamait
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Cast & Crew
46 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Martin Lawrence
as Malcolm Turner
Nia Long
as Sherry Pierce
Paul Giamatti
as John
Jascha Washington
as Trent Pierce
Terrence Howard
as Lester Vesco
Anthony Anderson
as Nolan
Ella Mitchell
as Hattie Mae Pierce (Big Momma)
Carl Wright
as Ben Rawley
Phyllis Applegate
as Sadie
Starletta Dupois
as Miss Patterson
Nicole Prescott
as Lena
Octavia Spencer
as Twila
Supporting cast
23Tichina Arnold
as Ritha
Cedric The Entertainer
as Reverend
Philip Tan
as Kang
Edwin Hodge
as Basketball Teen #1
Aldis Hodge
as Basketball Teen #2
Brian Palermo
as Cazwell
Brian Paul Stuart
as Prison Doctor
Tameka Holmes
as Choir #2
Ellis Hall
as Organist
Debby Gaudet
as Bingo Staffer
Phil Hawn
as Mailman
Jay So
as High Roller
J T Thibodeau
as Bank Robber
Arnold Chon
as Kang's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Keith Cooke
as Kang Fight Club Member (uncredited)
Andy Cheng
as Kang Fight Club Member (uncredited)
Sean Lampkin
as Cab Driver
Sarah Zinsser
as Receptionist
Tony Mcewing
as Anchorperson
Sean Thibodeau
as Jud
Ramsey Luke
as FBI Agent
John Eddings
as Police Officer
L A Shackles
as Choir #1
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