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| Directed by | Malcolm D. Lee |
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| Based on | Characters by Mark Brown |
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| Cinematography | Greg Gardiner |
| Edited by | Paul Millspaugh |
| Music by | Stanley Clarke |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 112 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million[2] |
| Box office | $55 million[3] |
Barbershop: The Next Cut (also known as Barbershop 3 or Barbershop 3: The Next Cut) is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Malcolm D. Lee, written by Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver and produced by Ice Cube, Robert Teitel and George Tillman Jr. It is the sequel to 2004's Barbershop 2: Back in Business and the third installment in the Barbershop film series. It stars an ensemble cast including actors Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Anthony Anderson, Eve, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Deon Cole who return, as well as new cast members Regina Hall, J. B. Smoove, Lamorne Morris, Tyga, Common, and Nicki Minaj. It is the first film in the series in which Michael Ealy and Leonard Earl Howze did not reprise their roles as Ricky and Dinka, respectively.
The project was announced in March 2014, and Lee was hired to direct the film in February 2015. Principal photography began in Atlanta in May 2015 with some aerial shots filmed in Chicago.
Barbershop: The Next Cut was released on April 15, 2016 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise directed at the performances of the cast, Lee's direction, and the screenplay. It was a moderate box office success, grossing $55 million worldwide on a $20 million production budget.
- ^ "BARBERSHOP: A FRESH CUT (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ Mendelson, Scott. "Friday Box Office: 'Jungle Book' Earns Huge $32.4M For $90-95M Weekend". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2016.