Keep the faith. Steal the rest.
First Sunday movie storyline. In this hilarious comedy, Durell (Ice Cube) and LeeJohn (Tracy Morgan) are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much more than they bargained for.
First Sunday is a 2008 American comedy film written, produced and directed by David E. Talbert, and produced by Ice Cube, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Katt Williams and Tracy Morgan. The film was released in the United States on January 11, 2008. Ice Cube, Katt Williams and Clifton Powell had all starred in the film Friday After Next.
The film opened at #2 at the box office, behind The Bucket List, with $17,714,821 with an average of $8,004 from 2,213 theaters. When First Sunday closed on February 24, 2008, the film has grossed $37,931,869 from the North American box office and $844,216 in the foreign box office adding to $38,776,085 worldwide. It grossed more than $100,000 in only four regions outside of the United States, including South Africa ($189,960), the United Kingdom and Ireland ($152,372), Kuwait ($129,332) and the United Arab Emirates ($101,412).
First Sunday (2008)
Directed by: David A. Talbert
Starring: Ice Cube, Katt Williams, Tracy Morgan, Loretta Devine, Michael Beach, Keith David, Regina Hall, Malinda Williams, Clifton Powell, Nicholas Turturro, Olivia Cole, Tiffany Pollard
Screenplay by: David A. Talbert
Production Design by: Dina Lipton
Cinematography by: Alan Caso
Film Editing by: Jeffrey Wolf
Costume Design by: Gersha Phillips
Set Decoration by: Halina Siwolop
Art Direction by: Robert Strohmaier
Music by: Stanley Clarke
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, some sexual humor, rug references.
Distributed by: Sony Pictures
Release Date: January 11, 2008
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