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Released
1993 · FILM

CB4

“Sex, rap and family values?”

Directed by
Tamra Davis
Written by
Chris Rock, Nelson George
Runtime
88 min
ComedyMusic
Streaming on
  • Starz

Synopsis

A rockumentary that chronicles the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike, members of the rap group "CB4." The film reveals that the three are not who they claim to be and appear to possess little actual knowledge of rap music. However, it suggests that an artist's lack of musical ability does not necessarily hinder sales. The film explores the idea that success in the rap world may depend more on image and performance than genuine talent.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 19

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 Earl WatsonShot by Karl Walter LindenlaubScored by John BarnesDesigned by Nelson Coates

Box Office

1993 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.0× 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

$18.0M

Budget$6.0M
Worldwide gross$18.0M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $6.1M — 34% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $8.1M — 45% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,204 theaters

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ProductionImagine Entertainment

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