Ice Cube’s low budget movie ‘Barbershop’ has beaten Robin William’s new movie to top the US box office charts. The film cost $12 million to make, which was recouped in its first weekend. It has now grossed $US21m making it the third most successful movie opening in September in history. Ice Cube stars as the owner of a Chicago barbershop that is also the social centre of the community. He loses control of his shop after a bad business deal and trys to take back ownership. R'n'B star Eve also appears. No news on a UK release, though a sequel is already in discussion.
Sep 16, 2002
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Ice Cube's Barbershop tops US box office
Ice Cube's low-budget film Barbershop has beaten Robin Williams's new movie to top the US box office, grossing $21m in its first weekend.