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| Music by | Christopher Lennertz |
Production company | HartBeat Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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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. [4] It is the third theatrical release of a Hart stand-up show, following Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (2011) and Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013). The film was released in the United States on October 14, 2016. It received generally positive reviews and grossed $23 million.
Plot
In the film's spy sub-plot, set before the events of the performance, Kevin is secret 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.
In the performance portion, which takes up most of the film, Hart performs at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, providing a humorous insight into parenting, people on the edge, and hardships in everyday life.
Cast
- Kevin Hart as Agent 0054 (himself)
- Halle Berry as Money Berry
- Don Cheadle as FBI Agent
- David Meunier as Victor the Russian criminal mastermind
- Ed Helms as a Bartender
- Peter Mensah as an African Dictator
- Joey Wells as a Ladies' man
Release
On May 6, 2015, Universal Pictures announced that Kevin Hart: What Now?, a stand-up comedy film featuring a performance of Kevin Hart's What Now? Tour, would be theatrically released in the United States on October 14, 2016. [5] The show was filmed live on August 30, 2015 in front of 53,000 people, at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field, [1] [6] [7] with a live dress rehearsal for a small, intimate audience filmed at the stadium the night before on August 29, 2015. [8]
The film's teaser trailer was released January 12, 2016, and was shown in front of screenings of Universal's Ride Along 2. [9]
DVD and Blu-ray release for What Now? came out January 10, 2017
Soundtrack
As Chocolate Droppa, his alias, he signed to Motown Records and released Kevin Hart: What Now? (The Mixtape Presents Chocolate Droppa), the soundtrack to the stand-up film. He released the singles "Push It On Me" featuring Trey Songz and "Baller Alert" with Migos & T.I.
Comedy album
A comedy album was also released for Kevin Hart: What Now?, and was nominated for Best Comedy Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards. [10]
Reception
Box office
The film was expected to gross $13–15 million from 2,567 theaters in its opening weekend. [11] It ended up opening to $11.8 million, finishing second at the box office, and beating out Let Me Explain ($10 million) as the highest opening among Hart's stand-up comedy concert films. [12] The film went on to gross a total of $23.6 million, the second highest of Hart's stand-up films, behind Let Me Explain ($32.3 million). [3]
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 76% based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 6.13/10. 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." [13] On Metacritic, the film has a score 60 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [14] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. [15]
References
- ^ a b Molly Eichel. "Kevin Hart wows a crowded Lincoln Financial Field". Philly.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "AMC Theatres: Kevin Hart: What Now?". AMC Theatres. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ "Watch Kevin Hart: What Now? | Prime Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "'Kevin Hart: What Now?' Concert Movie Coming October 2016". Movieweb. May 6, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- ^ "Kevin Hart To Make History When He Headlines Lincoln Financial Field « CBS Philly". Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. February 16, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ Kevin Hart: WHAT NOW TOUR (August 30, 2015). "Kevin Hart: WHAT NOW TOUR at Lincoln Financial Field on Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:00 PM EDT — Live Nation". Livenation.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "Kevin Hart- What Now?". On-camera-audiences.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ Universal Pictures (January 12, 2016). "Kevin Hart: What Now? - Official Teaser Trailer (HD)" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Grammys 2018 Nominees: The Complete List". Billboard. November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Ben Affleck's 'The Accountant' is expected to unseat 'Girl On the Train' in slow box office weekend". Los Angeles Times. October 11, 2016.
- ^ "'The Accountant' Calculates $24.7M Opening; 'Max Steel' Rusts". Deadline Hollywood. October 17, 2016.
- ^ "Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. October 14, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Hart: What Now? reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
