Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKevin Rodney Sullivan
Written byDon D. Scott
Based onCharacters
by Mark Brown
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTom Priestley
Edited by
  • Patrick Flannery
  • Paul Seydor
Music byRichard Gibbs
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • February 6, 2004 (2004-02-06)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18–30 million[2][3]
Box office$66 million[3]

Barbershop 2: Back in Business is a 2004 American comedy-drama film directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures on February 6, 2004. A sequel to 2002's[4] Barbershop and the second film in the Barbershop film series, also from State Street producing team Robert Teitel and George Tillman Jr., Barbershop 2 deals with the impact of gentrification on the reputation and livelihood of a long-standing south Chicago barbershop. Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, and several more actors reprise their roles from the first Barbershop film. However, a few of the original film's actors including Tom Wright and Jazsmin Lewis return with smaller roles.

Released theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures on February 6, 2004, Barbershop 2 received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $66 million worldwide against a production budget of $18–30 million.

Barbershop 2 also features what is billed as a "special appearance" by Queen Latifah, who starred in a spin-off, Beauty Shop which was released in March 2005.

  1. ^ a b "Barbershop 2: Back in Business (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 2004-03-03. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  2. ^ "Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUSINESS". Star movies. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.