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#7,181 All-time worldwide
#177 2004 releases

Movie profile

The Cookout

2004 · 97 min · Cookout Productions

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $12.0M
Budget $16.0M
Gross minus budget -$4.0M
ROI 0.75x

Domestic gross

$4.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$7.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Cookout ranks

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Quick answer

How did The Cookout (2004) perform at the box office?

High confidence

The Cookout (2004) earned a reported $12.0M worldwide against a reported $16.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$4.0M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.75x. In this database it currently ranks #7,181 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #177 among 2004 releases.

Worldwide gross
$12,009,070
Budget
$16,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$3,990,930
ROI
0.75x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he knows that his life is set for a big change. To keep things real, he decides to throw a barbeque at his place -- just like the ones his family used to have. But when you have new and old friends, family, agents, and product reps in the same house, things are bound to get crazy.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Sep 3, 2004
Production
Cookout Productions
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2004, The Cookout is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy title from Cookout Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $12.0M, reported production budget is $16.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$4.0M, ROI is 0.75x. For comparison, it currently sits #7,181 all-time in the current chart set and #177 among 2004 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.