Kevin Hart: What Now?

For the comedy tour on which the film is based, see What Now? Tour.
Kevin Hart: What Now?

Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Produced by
  • Jeff Clanagan
  • Kevin Hart
  • Blake Morrison
  • Valerie Bleth Sharp
Written by
  • Kevin Hart
  • Harry Ratchford
  • Joey Wells
Starring
Music by Christopher Lennertz
Cinematography
  • Cameron Barnett
  • Christopher Duskin
Edited by
  • Peter S. Elliot
  • Guy Harding
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release dates
  • October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
Running time
 96 minutes[2]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $9.9 million[3]
Box office $23.6 million[3]

Kevin Hart: What Now? is a 2016 American stand-up comedy concert film starring comedian Kevin Hart, based on his 2015 stand-up tour of the same name. The film was released in the United States on October 14, 2016, received generally positive reviews and has grossed $23 million.

Plot

The film features two main parts, a spy story and a comedy performance. The film cuts back and forth between the two.

In the film's spy sub-plot, set before the events of the performance, Kevin is an agent for MI6 (Agent 0054) and attends a poker game event with his date Money Berry (Halle Berry) only for it to go horribly wrong. As a result, he must deliver a stand-up comedy show, which leads to the performance.

In the performance portion, Kevin Hart performs at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, providing a humorous insight into parenting, people on the edge, current events and his hardship's in everyday life.

Cast

Release

On July 16, 2015, Universal Pictures announced that Kevin Hart: What Now?, a stand-up comedy film starring Kevin Hart, will be released theatrically in the United States on October 14, 2016 of his What Now? Tour.[4] The show was filmed live on August 30, 2015 in front of 53,000 people at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field,[1][5][6] with a live dress rehearsal for a small, intimate audience filmed at the stadium the night before on August 29, 2015.[7]

The film's teaser trailer was released January 12, 2016 and was shown in front of screenings of Universal's Ride Along 2.[8]

Reception

Box office

The film was expected to gross $13–15 million from about 2,567 theaters in its opening weekend.[9] It ended up opening to $12 million, finishing second at the box office and beat out Let Me Explain ($10 million) as the highest opening of Hart's stand up comedy concert films.[10]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 76%, based on 51 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Kevin Hart: What Now? packs in enough of the comedian's infectious energy to more than compensate for the lulls in a stand-up set that doesn't quite rank with his best."[11] On Metacritic, the film has a score 60 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 Molly Eichel. "Kevin Hart wows a crowded Lincoln Financial Field". Philly.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  2. ↑ "AMC Theatres: Kevin Hart: What Now?". AMC Theatres. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ Dave McNary (2015-05-06). "'Kevin Hart: What Now' Release Date Set for Oct. 14, 2016". Variety. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  5. ↑ "Kevin Hart To Make History When He Headlines Lincoln Financial Field « CBS Philly". Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  6. ↑ Kevin Hart: WHAT NOW TOUR (2015-08-30). "Kevin Hart: WHAT NOW TOUR at Lincoln Financial Field on Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:00 PM EDT — Live Nation". Livenation.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  7. ↑  . "Kevin Hart- What Now?". On-camera-audiences.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHp0NnGaVJE
  9. ↑ "Ben Affleck's 'The Accountant' is expected to unseat 'Girl On the Train' in slow box office weekend". Los Angeles Times.
  10. ↑ "'The Accountant' Calculates $24.7M Opening; 'Max Steel' Rusts". Deadline.com.
  11. ↑ "Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Kevin Hart: What Now? reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  13. ↑ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com.

External links

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